LUCKNOW, Oct. 4 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday sought to shift the focus from seat-sharing to the larger objective of defeating the BJP in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, saying the Opposition alliance's success would matter more than how many seats each partner gets.

In a social media post on Sunday, Yadav said, "When the objective is clear, hands join together; when the gaze is fixed on the destination, the journey becomes easy. The bigger issue is not how many seats the alliance gets or which seat goes to whom. The bigger issue is that we all must ensure the victory belongs to the alliance. Let me repeat: it is not about the seats, it is about the victory."

He added that such a win would transcend in...