India, Nov. 15 -- The Samajwadi Party has made up its mind on how many seats it will fight on in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections but the Congress has asked for 181 out of the 403 seats, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday, asserting that his alliance will win India's most-populous state.

Speaking at the 24th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Yadav refused to speculate whether he had reached out to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) but said that the Bahujan community - an amalgamation of other backward classes and Dalits - will come together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Asked if the Congress had asked for 200, Yadav said: "Slightly less than that". Asked if they had sought 180, he said: "Add one to 180".

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