Opposition vice presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday met with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and sought his support for her candidature. Kejriwal was not present at the meeting of 17 opposition parties at Sharad Pawar’s residence last Sunday which decided on Alva’s candidature. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had skipped the meeting as well.
According to a press statement issued by the AAP government, the political affairs committee is expected to meet soon to take a call on the party’s stance in the elections that are due to be held on August 6, 2022. “Kejriwal met with opposition’s Vice-Presidential Candidate Alva. Alva had come to meet the AAP Convenor to seek the AAP’s support in the forthcoming elections. Both the leaders exchanged pleasantries during the meeting as well as discussed the current political atmosphere of the nation. The meeting concluded with both the leaders expressing mutual respect and acknowledgement,” said the statement.
Former governor and Congress veteran Alva has sought support of both Banerjee and Kejriwal. The AAP had supported joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the presidential election.