An accord has been reached between the Socialist Party and the Congress for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. An official announcement of seat sharing was made on Wednesday, granting Congress 17 seats. Following this announcement, the SP announced on Thursday that Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav will join Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's India Unite Justice Journey in Agra on February 25th.
Indeed, on Thursday afternoon, Congress leaders visited the Socialist Party office and extended an invitation for Yadav to participate in the journey in Agra. Uttar Pradesh Congress head Ajay Rai, senior party leader P.L. Punia, and others traveled to the SP office with invitations from party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
UP Congress president Ajay Rai briefed that the India Unites for Justice Journey will take place in Agra on February 25th. We visited the Socialist Party office to extend the invitation so that a strong message of alliance could be communicated amongst the people. Now, the Socialist Party too will be joining this journey on the upcoming 25th of February.
On the other hand, SP National Secretary Rajendra Chaudhary told PTI, 'I have received the letter since Akhilesh Yadav is not present in Lucknow. Akhilesh Yadav will join the journey in Agra on February 25th at 2 PM.'
Congress to Battle for These 17 Seats in UP
Congress will contest the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha elections for the following 17 seats: Rae Bareli, Amethi, Kanpur Nagar, Fatehpur Sikri, Bansgaon, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Maharajganj, Varanasi, Amroha, Jhansi, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Mathura, Sitapur, Barabanki, Deoria. The remaining 63 seats will be contested by the Socialist Party candidates.
SP and Congress in Alliance Once More
During the 2017 elections, when SP was in power in UP, SP-Congress alliance was formed. Back then, the election campaign coined the phrase - 'UP likes this alliance.' At that time, leaders from both parties were seen joining forces under the slogan 'UP's two lads.' Once again, an alliance between both parties has been finalized.
