AAP keen on alliance with Congress in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is keen on an alliance with the Congress in Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Thursday.nnIt is now up to the Congress to reciprocate, she said.nn”Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi chief minister and AAP chief) wants an alliance with the Congress in Delhi,” Banerjee, who is also the Trinamool Congress chief, told reporters.nnBanerjee said she respected the decision of political parties which cannot take a call on pre-poll alliance because of political compulsions.nnEarlier in the day, Kejriwal said the Congress had “more or less” declined to have an alliance in Delhi.nnHe also said the BJP will benefit in a three-cornered fight in the national capital.nnKejriwal’s remark came a day after he had participated in a meeting with opposition leaders, including Congress president Rahul Gandhi.nnSource: Press Trust of India