'INDIA bloc intact in UP': Akhilesh Yadav amid rift rumours in Alliance

DN Bureau

Amid rift speculations in INDIA bloc, Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that Opposition alliance is intact and SP and Congress will fight together in upcoming UP bypolls. Read further on Dynamite News:

SP Supremo Akhilesh Yadav
SP Supremo Akhilesh Yadav


Etawah: Amid speculations of a rift in INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh, SP Chief and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that the Opposition alliance will remain intact and the Samajwadi Party and Congress will fight together in the upcoming UP by-polls.

Tribute to Mulayam Singh Yadav
After offering tribute on the second death anniversary of Samajwadi party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav addressed the media in which he told about the current scenario of alliance in UP by-elections.

No rift in INDIA bloc
"INDIA bloc is intact in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party and Congress will fight together in the upcoming UP by-elections," Akhilesh said.

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On October 9, the SP announced candidates on six seats of by-elections i.e., Karhal, Sisamau, Katheri, Phuplpur, Milkipur and Majhwa.

Soon after the announcement, Congress State Incharge Avinash Pandey said that no information was given to them about it and no discussion was held with the coordination committee of the INDIA bloc.

Byelections on 10 seats
Meanwhile, byelections for 10 assembly seats in UP are expected later this year.

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The ten assembly seats scheduled for by-polls are Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sisamau (Kanpur Nagar), Karhal (Mainpuri), Milkipur (Ayodhya), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj), and Kundarki (Moradabad). 










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