SP has made up its mind on how many seats it will contest in UP elections: Akhilesh Yadav at HT Leadership Summit
Yadav refused to speculate whether he had reached out to the Bahujan Samaj Party but said that the Bahujan community will defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has determined the number of seats it will contest in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly elections, according to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. At the 24th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Yadav stated that the Congress has requested 181 out of 403 seats, and the SP believes their alliance will secure victory in India's most populous state.
Refraining from commenting on potential talks with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Yadav emphasized that the social coalition of Pichda (backward), Dalit, and minorities is expanding to include everyone dissatisfied with the BJP. He also highlighted the BJP's loss in the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, which falls under Ayodhya, in the upcoming 2024 elections.
Yadav stressed the importance of building a grassroots alliance between Dalits and backwards, emphasizing their historical support from leaders like BR Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia. He also accused the BJP of misleading the country and cited the party's setbacks in the 2026 legislative council polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as evidence of its declining support in UP.
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