The Congress and AAP have reached an “in-principle understanding” over their alliance in Haryana ahead of Assembly elections, sources told India Today TV.
According to sources, negotiations are set to take place between AAP MP Raghav Chaddha and Congress MP KC Venugopal. The meeting between the two leaders may either take place on Tuesday night or tomorrow, they added.
According to sources, the AAP has made a demand for around 20 seats.
The Congress has designated a mini committee to oversee the alliance talks. Deepak Babaria, Deepender Singh Hooda and Ajay Maken will be part of the committee, sources said.
They will also oversee and sort out 12 seats where there is a tussle within the Congress over candidature, sources said.
Elections are set to take place in Haryana on October 5 and results will be declared on October 8.
The Congress and AAP, who are part of the opposition INDIA bloc at the national level, had contested the Lok Sabha polls together in Haryana, Gujarat, Goa, Delhi and Chandigarh.
On the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, the Congress contested on nine while the AAP contested on one seat.
Last month, senior Congress leader Kumari Selja, in an interview with news agency PTI, ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the AAP for the Haryana Assembly polls and said her party was a strong player in the state, and will go alone in the elections.
Earlier this year, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said that his party would contest the Haryana Assembly polls in all 90 seats on its own strength.