Samajwadi Party Congress Seat Sharing

The sharing of 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh where by-polls are due, are turning into another tug-of-war between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party.

The fallout of the Congress' poor show in the Haryana election - which has included a stinging attack from allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and Trinamool - rumbles on, with the Samajwadi Party snubbing a seat-share ask for by-polls to 10 UP Assembly seats.

The experience of CPI(M)-Congress alliance in the past showed that it's best not to confuse voters with alliances that keep changing according to the demands of the time. It's akin to taking voters for a ride.

The Congress, on a roll after sealing seat sharing deals with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, is aiming for a hat-trick, with a new formula for Mamata Banerjee.

The Samajwadi Party will join the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', party boss Akhilesh Yadav said Thursday afternoon, a day after the two agreed a 63-17 split of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats.

The Congress will contest 17 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats in the forthcoming general election, and the Samajwadi Party of former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will be allotted the remaining 63, the INDIA bloc members said.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has indicated the door to the Congress's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has not been opened for him yet. His comments come even as the Congress and the Samajwadi Party are holding seat-sharing talks in Uttar Pradesh.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed confidence that there would not be any glitches in seat-sharing talks among the constituents of the opposition's INDIA bloc and also said the feud between his party and the Congress at the t

The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have started discussions on seat sharing, senior party leader Salman Khurshid said today, dispelling speculation that such an event may not happen in Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha.

Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi -- an alliance of Shiv Sena UBT, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress -- have come to an understanding on the division of the state's 48 seats.

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Monday asserted his party colleague Kamal Nath wanted to have an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) for the next month's Madhya Pradesh assembly polls "with full honesty".

Amid an escalation between the Samajwadi Party and Congress over seat-sharing in Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday took a dig at Akhilesh Yadav.

Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief, Akhilesh Yadav, continued his attack on the Congress after the SP failed to strike an alliance with the party in Madhya Pradesh.

Ending Congress's hopes for a last-minute berth in the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today shared the final frame of the seat sharing, down to the names.

The opposition deal for seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh is yet to be inked, but the Congress, in danger of being left out, appears ready to go it alone in the state. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati, who are on verge of making a deal in the state, say the final decision is yet to be made.

The sharing of 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh where by-polls are due, are turning into another tug-of-war between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party.

The fallout of the Congress' poor show in the Haryana election - which has included a stinging attack from allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and Trinamool - rumbles on, with the Samajwadi Party snubbing a seat-share ask for by-polls to 10 UP Assembly seats.

The experience of CPI(M)-Congress alliance in the past showed that it's best not to confuse voters with alliances that keep changing according to the demands of the time. It's akin to taking voters for a ride.

The Congress, on a roll after sealing seat sharing deals with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, is aiming for a hat-trick, with a new formula for Mamata Banerjee.

The Samajwadi Party will join the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', party boss Akhilesh Yadav said Thursday afternoon, a day after the two agreed a 63-17 split of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats.

The Congress will contest 17 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats in the forthcoming general election, and the Samajwadi Party of former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will be allotted the remaining 63, the INDIA bloc members said.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has indicated the door to the Congress's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has not been opened for him yet. His comments come even as the Congress and the Samajwadi Party are holding seat-sharing talks in Uttar Pradesh.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed confidence that there would not be any glitches in seat-sharing talks among the constituents of the opposition's INDIA bloc and also said the feud between his party and the Congress at the t

The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have started discussions on seat sharing, senior party leader Salman Khurshid said today, dispelling speculation that such an event may not happen in Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha.

Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi -- an alliance of Shiv Sena UBT, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress -- have come to an understanding on the division of the state's 48 seats.

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Monday asserted his party colleague Kamal Nath wanted to have an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) for the next month's Madhya Pradesh assembly polls "with full honesty".

Amid an escalation between the Samajwadi Party and Congress over seat-sharing in Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday took a dig at Akhilesh Yadav.

Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief, Akhilesh Yadav, continued his attack on the Congress after the SP failed to strike an alliance with the party in Madhya Pradesh.

Ending Congress's hopes for a last-minute berth in the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today shared the final frame of the seat sharing, down to the names.

The opposition deal for seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh is yet to be inked, but the Congress, in danger of being left out, appears ready to go it alone in the state. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati, who are on verge of making a deal in the state, say the final decision is yet to be made.