New Delhi: After getting the support from the Nationalist Congress party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar, the Aam Aadmi National convener Arvind Keijriwal thanked him for extending his support to its INDIA bloc ally AAP over Congress for Delhi Assembly Elections.
In a post on X, Keijriwal shared “Thank u sir for supporting us. Grateful.”
Earlier in the day Sharad Pawar extended his support for AAP and suggested that his party should assist Kejriwal in the electoral race, signalling potential political collaboration between the two leaders.
“In Delhi assembly elections, my feeling is that we should help Arvind Kejriwal,” said Sharad Pawar.
Pawar also suggested that the INDIA alliance focus remains solely on national-level elections.
Speaking to the media here at a press conference, Sharad Pawar said, “There has never been any discussion on state and local elections in the INDIA alliance. INDIA alliance is only focused on national-level elections.”
Pawar also revealed that discussions regarding the upcoming municipal elections in Maharashtra will take place in the next 8-10 days to decide whether to contest jointly or separately.
“In the upcoming municipal elections in Maharashtra, everyone will decide by holding a meeting in 8-10 days whether we will fight together or alone,” said the NCP SCP chief.
Earlier Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut earlier announced that his party will go solo in the upcoming municipal corporation in Mumbai and Nagpur.
This comes as another blow for Congress as another member of INDIA alliance opted to fight on its own in the election.
Meanwhile, AAP and Congress are already at loggerheads ahead of the assembly elections, scheduled to be held on February 5.