"Akhilesh Yadav has exposed INDI Alliance": MP BJP Chief VD Sharma

New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): After Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at Congress for not sharing seats in Assembly polls, Madhya Pradesh BJP President VD Sharma on Friday hit out at the grand old party and INDI alliance and said that Akhilesh Yadav has exposed INDI Alliance that Congress has no status in Madhya Pradesh.
VD Sharma says, "Akhilesh Yadav has exposed the INDI Alliance. He said that Congress has no status in Madhya Pradesh. He also said that he doesn't want to talk to the '2 kaudi ke netaon' (worthless leader) of Congress. This is the condition of the people of the Madhya Pradesh Congress and INDI alliance."
Earlier, Yadav, upset over Congress "turning its back" on seat-sharing in Madhya Pradesh, said, "I want to tell the Congress, don't talk about our party through your 'chirkut' leaders'" referring to Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai.
"Congress list has 140 candidates who are booked under criminal cases. Recorded habitual offenders, who are carrying rewards, have been made candidates. Congress has collapsed badly, there is an ongoing infighting among them. This is unfortunate." added Sharma.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said that the tussle over tickets is a natural thing among coalition partners.
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said, "When elections are held, tussle over tickets is a natural thing. Everyone feels that the ticket should be given to the strongest contestant. I think Akhilesh Yadav is one of the most important parts of the INDIA alliance and many from our party are in touch with him, there is nothing which cannot solved after having a discussion on it..."
Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav responded fiercely when reporters asked him about his reaction to Congress Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai's statement that if Congress had fought Ghosi, they (SP) might have lost the seat.
"The state chief has no authority. He was not there in the meeting held at Patna, Mumbai. What does he know about the INDIA alliance?... These people from Congress are siding or involved with the BJP," the SP leader said while talking to reporters in Sitapur.
SP chief further said that he would not have trusted them if he had known that people from Congress would betray us.
"If I had known that the alliance is not on the state level then I would not have sent SP leaders to Digvijaya Singh...I would not have trusted them if I had known that people from Congress would betray us," he added.
The Congress's UP unit chief Ajay Rai has asked the SP to withdraw from MP in favour of the grand old party as the Akhilesh Yadav-led party, he said, did not have any base there.
On Tuesday, while speaking to reporters about the allocation of seats in the INDIA alliance in Madhya Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav said that the Congress party should clarify who will get how many seats in the alliance and whether the alliance will be at a national level or on a state level.
Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, according to an official statement issued by the party on Wednesday.
The party has declared the names of a total of 22 candidates in the second list.
Madhya Pradesh is one of the five states set to hold elections this year. The state is scheduled to vote on November 17, with the vote count taking place on December 3.
Voters will choose legislators from 230 Assembly constituencies.
The Kamal Nath government collapsed in March 2021 when 22 sitting Congress MLAs resigned under the leadership of Jyotiraditya Scindia and joined the BJP. Subsequently, the BJP formed the government in the state, with Shivraj Singh Chouhan taking office as Chief Minister. (ANI)