Lucknow, April 25 -- Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) president Ramdas Athawale on Saturday announced that his party will contest on 25 seats in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Athawale said that the party aims to contest alongside NDA ally, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, if their demands of contesting 25 seats alongside the BJP remain unfulfilled, the party said that it will go solo in the Uttar Pradesh polls.

"In Uttar Pradesh, the party will contest 25 seats as an ally of the BJP. If this demand is not met, the party will contest the assembly elections alone," he said.

Going into the elections next year, Athawale asked the BJP to grant fiv...