With the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the INDIA alliance is on full swing, and now the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party are on the verge of a deal to divide Delhi's seven Lok Sabha seats, sources told NDTV Thursday.

This comes a day after the former agreed a deal with the Samajwadi Party for the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh - the first major accord between members of the INDIA opposition bloc.

The Congress and the AAP - who delivered INDIA's first win (after the Supreme Court intervened) in the Chandigarh mayoral polls - have reportedly agreed a four-three split in the latter's favour

Sources said AAP will field candidates from the North West, West, and South Delhi seats, in addition to New Delhi, while Congress can contest the East and North East Delhi seats and Chandi Chowk.

In the 2019 election the BJP swept Delhi, winning all seven seats.

A statement is expected soon - possibly as early as 5 pm - after the two parties met at Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal's home. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, AAP leader Atishi said, "Talks are going on regarding seat sharing in Delhi, we hope it will happen soon."

When the deal is announced, the agreement will be another significant step forward for the Congress-led bloc, which has struggled to convince with just weeks to go for the election.

The Congress-AAP's inability to find common ground in Punjab has underlined tension within the INDIA bloc, with smaller/regional members unable to agree seat-share deals with the former party.

In Punjab that inability has been exacerbated by opposition by their state leaders. Last month one of the Congress' top state leaders, Partap Singh Bajwa, told NDTV it is not possible for the two to be allies.