Will wait and see who claims what: Bhupinder Singh Hooda on seat-sharing in Haryana
seat-sharing calculations continue apace in the INDIA bloc, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said it remains to be seen which party claims what and on what basis in Haryana. «Let us see first who claims what, what is the basis of that claim, what are the parameters, for this we will sit and decide...otherwise we will claim all 10 (Lok Sabha) seats,» Hooda said on the pre-Lok Sabha seat-sharing scramble.
Asked if the Indian National Lok Dal too could be part of INDIA bloc, Hooda said, «it is not yet part of the bloc and it is up to them (senior leaders of the alliance) to decide.»
«I have no objection against anyone,» he added.
At Tuesday's meeting of INDIA bloc partners, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said seat-sharing talks will be held at the state level, and if any issues arise, the bloc leadership will address them.
Hooda had in September said his party is capable of winning both the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls on its own. He had also said the Congress will contest all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in next year's general election.
The former Haryana chief minister had also then claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party had no base in the state, thus, no stake in seat-sharing exercise.
On Kharge's name proposed as the prime ministerial face of the coalition, Hooda reiterated the Congress' national president's assertion that it is important to win first and the leadership issue can then be decided «democratically.»
State Congress chief Udai Bhan, who was also present with Hooda when he spoke with reporters, said the party had on Monday launched its 'Donate for Desh' crowd funding campaign and under it the state unit received Rs 1.5 crore in donations.
