Congress has virtually ruled out alliance with AAP, says Arvind Kejriwal

The Congress has “more or less” ruled out an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday, a day after he had participated in a meeting with opposition leaders, including Congress president Rahul Gandhi.nnResponding to a question on an alliance with the Congress, he said it has “more or less ruled out the alliance (with AAP)”.nnAsked whether the AAP was more eager for an alliance with the Congress, he said the BJP would benefit in a three-cornered contest.nnMoving forward on a united anti-BJP front for the Lok Sabha elections, top opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee Wednesday agreed to work together to prepare a common minimum programme to oust the Modi government and to consider forging a pre-poll alliance.nnThe meeting, hosted by NCP president Sharad Pawar at his residence here, also saw Congress chief Gandhi and Kejriwal coming together for the first time.