Delhi Chief Minister and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the Congress and AAP had reached a "mutual agreement" to independently contest Lok Sabha polls in Punjab, clarifying that there are no tensions or conflicts between the two parties regarding this matter.

Kejriwal's remarks came as he visited the residence of Congress leader and prominent lawyer Abhishek Singhvi. Regarding the decision for AAP and Congress to independently fight Punjab elections, he informed reporters that both parties had reached a consensus to contest separately.

"In Punjab, Congress and AAP have mutually agreed to contest the polls separately. There is no hostility over this," he said.

The ongoing disagreement between Congress and AAP, who are opponents in Punjab but allies in the INDIA Opposition bloc, has been widely reported for weeks. Mr. Kejriwal mentioned that AAP is currently in discussions with the Congress to finalise the sharing of seats in Delhi.

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"We are in talks with the Congress over an alliance in Delhi. We are discussing seat-sharing arrangements. The BJP will have it easy if there is no alliance (between Congress and AAP)," he said.

Notably, Bharatiya Janata Party had won all of the seven seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. The party had repeated the success of the 2014 polls, where it swept the electoral floor clean of opposition.

Previously, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared that AAP would independently compete for all 13 seats in Punjab. In response, Pratap Singh Bajwa, a prominent Congress figure in Punjab and the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister, stating that this aligns with the Congress's preferences.

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"There is a difference between Punjab and other states. Here, they (AAP) are in the government and we are the principal opposition. How can both of us get together," Mr Bajwa had told NDTV. "If we get together, the anti-incumbency vote is going to shift, either to the BJP or to the Akali Dal. How can we relinquish our position? Congress is on the comeback train. This way, we will finish our existence. We have to preserve our vote bank and build on it. This is much better for both (Congress and AAP)," he had said.