AAP, Cong to join hands to fight MCD mayor polls
The Morning Standard|April 11, 2024
AFTER aligning for the Lok Sabha elections, the AAP and the Congress will now join hands to take on the BJP in the April 26 MCD election to elect the mayor and deputy mayor, sources said on Wednesday.
ASHISH SRIVASTAVA

As the mayoral polls are set to precede the general elections, the alliance partners are cautious against giving the BJP any ground to infer trouble in their pact.

Besides, the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has changed the dynamics and made Congress express full solidarity with the AAP. While no official announcement has been made so far, Congress councillors, who abstained from voting in the last two polls, confirmed that they would support AAP candidates this time. Sources said an announcement in this regard is expected soon.

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