Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Sheila Dikshit said an official announcement would be made on Monday on an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
She did not divulge any other information as she met scores of people at her residence on her birthday.
“You will get to know about it in a few hours, by this evening or by tomorrow [Monday]. There will be an official announcement,” she told reporters.
Those monitoring the developments were left waiting as no announcement came. Senior Congress leaders said party president Rahul Gandhi was yet to make a decision.
Speculation that the Congress had reached a decision on the tie-up for Delhi mounted after a late-night meeting was held at Ms. Dikshit’s residence on Saturday. It was attended by All India Congress Committee in-charge of Delhi P.C Chacko and senior leader K.C. Venugopal. Both leaders did not comment on the agenda, but party sources said the meeting was called to discuss the names of candidates for the seven Lok Sabha constituencies. Sources said the talks on alliance had faltered over division of seats.
The AAP has announced seven candidates, and the BJP is expected to name its nominees this week.