Fate of INDIA bloc hangs in balance as cadre remain divided in Delhi  

Questions arise about the future of the Congress-AAP alliance in Delhi after Arvinder Singh Lovely's exit as Delhi Congress chief.

With the exit of Arvinder Singh Lovely as the Delhi Congress chief, questions have now risen about the future of the party’s alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Capital.

The two parties seemingly don’t agree on their agendas or on how to campaign together, at least if one goes by the views expressed by their workers.

Though both parties came together for a mega INDIA bloc rally in the Capital on March 31, Congress workers distanced themselves from the ruling AAP’s Jail Ka Jawab, Vote se campaign that aims at gaining sympathy for Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested in a money laundering case.

In the first roadshow of the AAP supremo’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, in East Delhi on Saturday, only a handful of Congress supporters were spotted.

Similarly, when Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge hit the ground in North East Delhi on April 3, no AAP supporter was spotted.

According to sources, the Congress and AAP tie-up had developed chinks since its inception with their workers hesitating to come together for the Lok Sabha poll campaigning due to differences over their agendas and the past years’ acrimonious relationship.

AAP had come to power in the Capital after unseating Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit-led Congress in the 2013 Delhi Assembly poll.