Azad also stressed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take a strong stance against caste-based divisions, declaring that there should be no caste in the nation.
After the Congress party announced on Thursday that it will not field candidates in the nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, UP party President Ajay Rai emphasized that the INDIA alliance is united and will contest the elections with strength, alongside the Samajwadi Party (SP).
The by-poll was necessitated in the Karhal constituency following Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's resignation after being elected from Kannauj as MP.
The Congress party announced on Thursday that it has decided to not field candidates in the nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are being held, said Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey on Thursday.
After announcing that INDIA bloc candidates would be contesting Uttar Pradesh bypolls on the Samajwadi Party's 'cycle' symbol, party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that the SP-Congress alliance has decided to 'save the Constitution, Reservation, and Harmony."
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance--comprising the Congress, the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT)--will contest 85 seats each in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kriti Somaiya wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday, seeking action against Samajwadi Party Maharashtra Chief Abu Azmi for using provocative speech during his recent election campaign.
One of Australia's most respected mentors and New South Wales coach Greg Shipperd has pitched in Josh Inglis' name as a possible successor for David Warner in the top order for Test cricket ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against India.
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) said that they will not contest in the upcoming by-elections in Assam, which will be held in five assembly constituencies of the state.