SP MP takes 'so scared' dig at Rahul Gandhi over UP seat sharing; Congress hits back, Akhilesh Yadav intervenes

Samajwadi Party MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel claimed that without an alliance with SP, Congress would not have won a single seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Patel made this statement amid public differences between SP and Congress, allies in the INDIA bloc, ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Patel also criticised Congress's reported demand for 150 seats, calling it "highly unreasonable". According to Patel, based on their performance in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress's realistic capacity is around 25-30 seats.

In response to the public spat, SP president Akhilesh Yadav asked party leaders to keep their views on seat-sharing negotiations with Congress within internal party channels.

Brief written by urgent.news from Hindustan Times, The Hindu, The Indian Express - India, The Indian Express, Times of India — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.