SP chief bats for alliance unity, says he will attend Nov 1 rally
Lucknow, Oct. 27 -- Amid conflicting statements from Congress leaders and demands within the party for a triple-digit share of seats in the 2027 alliance with the Samajwadi Party - a demand that revives memories of the 2017 polls, when the Congress was offered 105 seats - Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday sought to put the focus back on alliance unity, asserting that the INDIA bloc partners knew how to work together and would find a seat-sharing formula once again.
Brushing aside the growing debate over numbers, Yadav invoked gathbandhan dharma, saying the SP was committed to the alliance and that the experience of senior leaders would help strengthen the partnership. He also confirmed that he and his party would attend the INDIA bloc rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on November 1.
"We gave a formula earlier, and we will give a formula now too. Our alliance will become even stronger," Yadav said at a press conference in Lucknow.
"The Samajwadi Party and all the leaders sitting on the stage right now know how to unite. We all have experience with alliances. Our objective is to prevent the BJP from coming to power," Yadav said.
The remarks come amid increasingly vocal demands from Congress leaders for a substantially larger share of seats. Uttar Pradesh Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam has repeatedly called for "equal share and equal respect", arguing that the Congress, as the country's oldest and largest party, should get around 200 of the state's 403 Assembly seats....
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