Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its first list of 20 candidates on Monday amid the deadlock over seat-sharing with the Congress in poll-bound Haryana.Earlier, the party had given an ultimatum to the Congress to either finalise the alliance by Monday evening or AAP would release its list. The party has fielded senior vice-president of AAP’s state unit Anurag Dhandha from Kalayat, Pawan Fauji from Uchana Kala, Indu Sharma from Bhivani, and Bijendra Hooda from Rohtak.
According to sources, AAP had staked claim to 10 seats but Congress was offering only three. With the Congress unwilling to budge, AAP had earlier hardened its stance. AAP’s state unit chief Sushil Gupta had said that his party would release the names of candidates from all the 90 seats if the deal is not finalised by evening. The last date for filing nominations for the Haryana election is September 12. Polling is scheduled for October 5.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said party leaders, including Gupta and general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak, have already said that the process of candidate finalisation has been completed and as soon as an approval comes from Kejriwal, the national convenor of the party, it will contest the election.
