Samajwadi Party To Ally With Congress In Madhya Pradesh

SP president Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) has decided to ally with Congress in the upcoming assembly elections for Madhya Pradesh. A meeting, in this regard, was held between the party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle and the party general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav.

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According to the SP sources the party might be allotted to contest 7 assembly seats against the party’s demand of 9 seats. Their demand has been communicated to the Congress and the final decision will be taken in a day or two.

Earlier SP has demanded 10-12 assembly seats and a meeting was held in this regard between SP’s chief general secretary, Prof Ram Gopal Yadav and the Congress’s MP general secretary in charge, Randeep Surjewala.

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It will be an acid test for the INDIA alliance as it’s the first major elections after the formation of the alliance. Success in these elections that are due to be held in the BJP strongholds will not only give the alliance a major boost but is sure to cast a deep dent into the saffron outfit’s morale. And since the elections are seen as a Semi- Finals to the General Elections scheduled for next year it’s a do or die for both the forces.

Debajit Kar