{
  "id": 11855741,
  "title": "SP MP takes 'so scared' dig at Rahul Gandhi over UP seat sharing; Congress hits back, Akhilesh Yadav intervenes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/sp-mp-takes-so-scared-dig-at-rahul-gandhi-over-up-seat-sharing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T05:34:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sp-mp-rahul-gandhi-was-so-scared-to-contest-from-amethi-up-seat-sharing-congress-hits-back-akhilesh-yadav-intervenes-101791088986183.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nPatel 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.\n\nIn 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Akhilesh asks SP leaders to keep seat-sharing concerns with Congress internal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/akhilesh-asks-sp-leaders-to-keep-seat-sharing-concerns-with-congress",
        "published": "2026-10-03T16:37:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}