Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday confirmed his party’s alliance with the INDIA bloc for the upcoming general elections in Uttar Pradesh. He said that there are no issues with the alliance.
“We will partner with Congress, there are no issues in the alliance,” Yadav told reporters, adding that, “Ant bhala toh sab bhala” (All’s well if the end’s well).
Exuding confidence, the SP chief said that the Bharatiya Janata Party “will be defeated”. He added that his party will fight on maximum seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
This comes a day after the Samajwadi Party released its third list of five candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. The party fielded senior leader Shivpal Yadav from Budaun parliamentary constituency.
Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle, Shivpal Yadav, is an MLA from the Jaswantnagar assembly constituency in Etawah district.
Meanwhile, during seat sharing talks with the Congress, SP offered 17 Lok Sabha seats in UP to the grand-old party. ““We have given a final offer of 17 Lok Sabha seats to the Congress. Akhilesh Yadav’s participation in the Nyay Yatra in Raebareli on Tuesday will depend on their acceptance,” Rajendra Chaudhary, the Samajwadi Party’s chief spokesperson said.