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It would be erroneous to conclude that the SP-Congress alliance is no match for the BJP's might in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP, on its part, seems to understand this very well too.

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.

The struggling INDIA bloc received a welcome boost Wednesday after Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav hinted that seat-share talks with the Congress - for Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats - were nearly completed.

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has put out a post on social media which has raised eyebrows for reverting to his 'PDA' coinage and leaving out any mention of the INDIA bloc.

Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav and a Samajwadi Party candidate who lost against the BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi in the 2017 UP election, says had Priyanka been projected as the chief ministerial face, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance would have done much better.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav today said his party's coalition with the Congress would continue in Uttar Pradesh and they would contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election together. "The alliance with the Congress will continue and we will contest the next election unitedly," he told reporters at Vrindavan.

Uttar Pradesh elections results 2017 is all set to declare BJP's landslide victory and PM Modi's super wave has ensured a majority government in the 403-seat state. BJP is likely to get over 300 seats. The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance has taken a bashing at the hands of the challenger. Mayawati's BSP, which was being considered the dark horse ...

After a month-long fiercely fought election campaign, voting has wrapped up in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand. Results will be declared on Saturday, March 11. In Uttar Pradesh, which voted in seven phases, there's an intense three-way battle between the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance, the BJP and Mayawati's Bah...

The BJP has the best chance to win Uttar Pradesh at 55% to 65%, followed by the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance with a 30% to 40% chance and the BSP with 5% to 10%. This is not based on opinion or exit polls but on the general impression gathered from the ground by an NDTV team of Prannoy Roy and other experts who travelled across the state, wher...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for not taking action against controversial minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is facing arrest in a rape case.

The ongoing assembly election in Uttar Pradesh has proved to be a high-octane, intense three way battle between the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance, the BJP and Mayawatis Bahujan Samaj Party.

The joint roadshow of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Varanasi will now be held on March 4, after it was postponed twice.

In 2012, the BJP won 47 of a possible 403 seats, placing it third in Uttar Pradesh.

The first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly electionsis taking place today in the key constituencies of Mathura, Meerut, Ghaziabad and Noida, among others. The give-phase election in India's largest state is expected to be an intense, high-octane three way contest between the BJP, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance.Whil...

The catchy one-liner "UP ko ye saath pasand hai" dotting the Uttar Pradesh skyline does not seem to be reflected on the ground as fledgling alliance partners Samajwadi Party and Congress are crossing swords in over a dozen Assembly seats.

It would be erroneous to conclude that the SP-Congress alliance is no match for the BJP's might in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP, on its part, seems to understand this very well too.

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.

The struggling INDIA bloc received a welcome boost Wednesday after Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav hinted that seat-share talks with the Congress - for Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats - were nearly completed.

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has put out a post on social media which has raised eyebrows for reverting to his 'PDA' coinage and leaving out any mention of the INDIA bloc.

Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav and a Samajwadi Party candidate who lost against the BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi in the 2017 UP election, says had Priyanka been projected as the chief ministerial face, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance would have done much better.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav today said his party's coalition with the Congress would continue in Uttar Pradesh and they would contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election together. "The alliance with the Congress will continue and we will contest the next election unitedly," he told reporters at Vrindavan.

Uttar Pradesh elections results 2017 is all set to declare BJP's landslide victory and PM Modi's super wave has ensured a majority government in the 403-seat state. BJP is likely to get over 300 seats. The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance has taken a bashing at the hands of the challenger. Mayawati's BSP, which was being considered the dark horse ...

After a month-long fiercely fought election campaign, voting has wrapped up in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand. Results will be declared on Saturday, March 11. In Uttar Pradesh, which voted in seven phases, there's an intense three-way battle between the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance, the BJP and Mayawati's Bah...

The BJP has the best chance to win Uttar Pradesh at 55% to 65%, followed by the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance with a 30% to 40% chance and the BSP with 5% to 10%. This is not based on opinion or exit polls but on the general impression gathered from the ground by an NDTV team of Prannoy Roy and other experts who travelled across the state, wher...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for not taking action against controversial minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is facing arrest in a rape case.

The ongoing assembly election in Uttar Pradesh has proved to be a high-octane, intense three way battle between the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance, the BJP and Mayawatis Bahujan Samaj Party.

The joint roadshow of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Varanasi will now be held on March 4, after it was postponed twice.

In 2012, the BJP won 47 of a possible 403 seats, placing it third in Uttar Pradesh.

The first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly electionsis taking place today in the key constituencies of Mathura, Meerut, Ghaziabad and Noida, among others. The give-phase election in India's largest state is expected to be an intense, high-octane three way contest between the BJP, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance.Whil...

The catchy one-liner "UP ko ye saath pasand hai" dotting the Uttar Pradesh skyline does not seem to be reflected on the ground as fledgling alliance partners Samajwadi Party and Congress are crossing swords in over a dozen Assembly seats.