New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday criticised the Congress over its political ties with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, alleging that the party was seeking seats from the SP in the hope of winning representation in the state.

"They (Congress) shout 'ballot-ballot,' but they lost on ballots in Karnataka too. They (Congress) haven't won a single seat in 9 states for the past 40 years. In Uttar Pradesh, they have 0-0 this time, so they're sucking up to Akhilesh Yadav, hoping he'll give them some seats so they can win a seat in Uttar Pradesh. There's nothing more to it than that," Singh said.

Earlier today, Singh launched a blistering attack on Congress Parliamen...