Cong has more or less ruled out alliance with AAP: Kejriwal

The Congress had "more or less" ruled out an alliance with the AAP in the upcoming general election, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday, adding that his party was "eager" on such a pre-poll tie-up in the national capital to avoid a three-cornered contest that could help the BJP.

His comments came a day after he attended a meeting with opposition leaders, including Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.

Responding to a question on an alliance with the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo said the former had "more or less" ruled it out.

"We are deeply concerned about the country. We have seen how the circumstances have changed in the last five years. Communal harmony has been damaged, demonetisation has rendered lakhs of people jobless, institutions have been destroyed and people have been lynched. That is why we are eager (for an alliance)," he said.

Sources said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu had also ..