The deadlock over the seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha election was finally broken after the Congress and the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday managed to stitch an electoral alliance in the politically crucial state that sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha.
After the confirmation of the seat-sharing agreement between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress state in-charge Avinash Pande said that to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), they have to come together.
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Tuesday congratulated the Congress and the Samajwadi Party on the confirmation of seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and excluded confidence in winning the polls.
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday admitted that the agreement on seat sharing arrangement in Delhi between AAP and the Congress should have happened earlier.
"Samajwadi Party and Congress will contest Lok Sabha elections together. This will strengthen the INDIA alliance and INDIA will form its government in 2024. The opposition parties will contest the election together. We have tried to stop the scattering of non-BJP votes," Mehrotra told ANI
Taking a dig at the INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Tuesday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh predicted that the alliance may not exist as there is no discussion on seat-sharing.
"I have the feeling that when this workshop ends INDI alliance may also not exist. Where is the discussion on
Even as Congress has faced hiccups in its alliance talks with Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, party leader KC Venugopal exuded confidence about finding a solution in talks with INDIA bloc parties, saying the negotiations are in "final stage" and "anytime it can be finalised"
"Right now talks are going on, lists have come from their side and from ours as well, the moment the seats are distributed, the Samajwadi Party will join Congress's Nyaya Yatra," Yadav said speaking to reporters on Monday.
Ahead of the Loksabha election, Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur on Sunday said that party leaders are meeting regularly for seat-sharing discussion and the announcement for seats across the country will be done.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar on seat sharing, the National Conference chief said, "As far as seat sharing is concerned, NC will contest alone and there's no doubt about it."
AAP MP said "We will continue to remain in the alliance. We are not in the alliance for our own benefit. We are here because we have to win. Winning is important. All our strategies and decisions are targeted towards victory..."