Lucknow, Oct. 3 -- As the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress gear up to hold discussions on seat-sharing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, SP MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel has questioned the Congress' reported demand for 150 seats.

Samajwadi Party leader said the final decision on the number of seats to be allocated to Congress would be taken by the SP national president, while asserting that the reported demand was "highly unreasonable".

He said Congress should base its demand on its electoral strength and organisational standing rather than making what he described as arbitrary demands.

Speaking to ANI, Patel said, "The National President will decide how many seats to allocate. Given the current circumstances, the Congress part...