I.N.D.I. Alliance

The Congress will contest in 24 out of the total 26 seats in Gujarat. The remaining two seats will see AAP candidates, Bharuch and Bhavnagar

In the meantime, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed, "Heated discussions keep taking place between the two parties but we respect Mamata Banerjee.”

Ahmed Patel was a senior Congress leader from Gujarat, and Bharuch was his stronghold. He was a long-term Gandhi family loyalist.

While discussing Mamata Banerjee’s recent announcement snapping ties with the I.N.D.I. bloc and attacking Congress, Ajit Anjum asked what went wrong between TMC and Congress. He also claimed that Mamata Banerjee's scathing attack on the Congress party seemed more like a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.

Mamata Banerjee said, "I had promised to give you 2 seats (in Bengal). I had assured to make you win in those constituencies.. But you said that 2 seats are not enough. Do you want us to give you all 42 seats in Bengal?"

After the SP)announced the names of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections, UP Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey said the one-sided alliance policy is not at all acceptable

Arvind Kejriwal announced that his party would contest all 90 assembly seats in Haryana on its own, but will be part of INDIA bloc for Lok Sabha polls

Because of Rahul Gandhi's remarks, the I.N.D.I. alliance finds itself in political turmoil, witnessing a breakdown in seat-sharing negotiations.

Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party has not accepted the deal, adding that it is not the Congress’ decision but rather taken by Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav. 

Internal strife, a lack of a common strategy and prioritisation of selfish interests have plagued opposition alliance prior to the Lok Sabha poll.