Congress To Contest All Seven Delhi Lok Sabha Seats In 2024 General Elections, Says Alka Lamba

Delhi Congress leaders held a meeting with the party top brass to review the poll-preparedness and discuss ways to boost the organisation ahead of the general elections next year.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Congress will contest all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and the party workers have been asked to focus on strengthening the organisation, party leader Alka Lamba said, as reported by news agency ANI. Her statement came after the Delhi Congress leaders held a meeting with the party top brass to review the poll-preparedness and discuss ways to boost the organisation ahead of the general elections next year.

“In view of the Lok Sabha elections, a consultation was held with the leaders of Delhi Congress today. Revitalisation of Delhi Congress is our priority, in which participation of all leaders and workers is necessary. We had made Delhi prosperous and happy, our struggle for the people of Delhi continues even further,” Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said after the meeting.

Speaking to the media, Alka Lamba said, “In the three-hour long meeting, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge ji, KC Venugopal and Deepak Babaria ji were present. We have been asked to prepare for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. It has been decided that we will contest on all seven seats. Seven months are left and all the party workers have been asked to prepare for all seven seats.”

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“The meeting was attended by 40 leaders who put forth their opinion,” she added.

Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary and former Union minister Ajay Maken, who were also a part of the three-hour long deliberations, flagged the issue of a possible alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying.

Meanwhile, speaking on the Congress's decision to contest all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and a possible alliance with AAP, Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said, "Our central leadership will decide this...Our political affairs committee and INDIA parties will sit together and discuss this poll alliance."