The State units of the Congress party will take their own decisions on seat sharing with regional parties for the upcoming Assembly elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday, adding that seat sharing discussions for the Lok Sabha polls are yet to happen.
“Decision on seat sharing with parties in the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) for Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh is left to local Congress units of the respective States,” Mr. Kharge told journalists in Kalaburagi. “Local Congress leaders will decide whether or not to go with INDIA alliance parties in their respective States depending on the parties’ performances in the last Assembly elections. Since the focus at present is on the Assembly Elections of the five States, the discussions on seat sharing among parties in the INDIA bloc for Lok Sabha elections has not come to the fore,” he added.
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