Akhilesh Yadav’s 15 UP Seats Offer To Congress, And A Yatra Condition

A number of opposition events had joined arms final 12 months to problem the Bharatiya Janata Occasion within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However the Congress and its alliance companions have did not make headway on seat-sharing talks, and whether or not or not INDA bloc will contest the 2024 polls collectively stays unclear. Within the newest blow to the Congress, the Samajwadi Party has put forth a difficult situation if the celebration needs their assist in Uttar Pradesh.

In line with sources, Samajwadi has stated that it’s only keen to let Congress contest on 15 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress had received 52 seats throughout India — only a few of them in within the northeast or the Hindi belt. In Uttar Pradesh, it received just one seat, Raebareli, as Rahul Gandhi misplaced to Smriti Irani in Amethi.

In 2019, Samajwadi had kept away from contesting in Amethi and Rae Bareli as a gesture of courtesy towards the Congress. Nonetheless, this time round, the celebration has taken a agency stand, providing 15 seats to the Congressand are adamant that the Congress cannot struggle on every other seats if the alliance stands. The ball is now in Congress’s court docket, and the response is awaited.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav‘s choice to affix the continued Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, led by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, can also be contingent upon the acceptance of the provide by the Congress.

“We’ve had a number of rounds of discussions, exchanged many lists. When the seat-sharing is finished, Samajwadi Occasion will take part of their Nyay yatra,” Mr Yadav stated.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, now in its thirty seventh day, has been a rallying level for the opposition towards the ruling BJP. Congress leaders, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, are scheduled to deal with a public rally in Babuganj. Jairam Ramesh, Congress Common Secretary in-charge Communications, had expressed optimism about Akhilesh Yadav’s participation within the Yatra.

The Congress has additionally been rebuffed by Mamata Banerjee in Bengal and AAP’s Bhagwant Mann in Punjab by way of seat sharing. The entire Opposition has been jilted by NItish Kumar, who defected and took oath because the Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time final month, to move an alliance authorities with the BJP.

After these setbacks, it’s pertinent that Congress hold Samajwadi Occasion on board. Sources throughout the Samajwadi have claimed that the celebration could break free from the INDIA bloc if Congress asks for extra seats than the 15 provided.