Fresh round of talks between AAP and Congress on Wednesday: sources

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

A fresh round of talks will be held between the and the Wednesday, where the will propose an tie-up in Delhi, and with a seat sharing ratio of 5:2 in the national capital, sources said.

The meeting would be mediated by This is the second meeting held in his presence over talks on alliance.

On Sunday, Kejriwal said his party would do anything to "save the country" from and

The (AAP) chief was addressing a press conference in New after a meeting of opposition parties to discuss the issue of EVM malfunctioning in the ongoing

The sources said seat sharing in has to be done in the ratio of 5:2, with five seats for the and two seats for the

They said a response in the matter is awaited from the grand old party.

The uncertainty over an alliance between the AAP and the has been continuing for some time now. The talks derailed after they failed to reach an agreement over seat-sharing in and

had proposed three seats for the AAP and four seats for the grand old party, but senior called off the talks.

Congress' in-charge for Chacko had said Friday the party would go it alone in Delhi as the AAP had taken an "impractical stand".

AAP although said Saturday that his party was ready to form an alliance with in Delhi, and Chandigarh, but it would not agree for a tie-up just in the national capital.

The AAP has announced names for all seven seats in Delhi, while is yet to make an announcement about it.

Delhi goes to polls in the sixth phase of election on May 12. The results would be declared on May 23.

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First Published: Mon, April 15 2019. 19:30 IST