The Congress get together could chorus from contesting the upcoming bypolls in 9 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, as per sources. Tensions have reportedly emerged between the Congress and the Samajwadi Celebration (SP) inside their alliance. In response to the sources, the Congress is displeased with the SP’s provide of solely two seats out of the 9 and is considering not fielding any candidates, leaving all 9 seats for the SP.
Congress can also be upset with the unilateral announcement of SP candidates. Shortly after the Haryana election outcomes, the SP declared candidates for six seats. Congress’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Avinash Pandey, expressed discontent, stating, “This can be a one-sided announcement, and we weren’t consulted about it.”
Regardless of some Congress leaders advocating for contesting all seats, it’s probably that the get together will chorus from fielding candidates in any of the 9 constituencies. An official announcement is predicted on Monday. In the meantime, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai acknowledged, “We are going to subject our candidates within the UP bypolls. Discussions are ongoing with the SP for 5 seats, and the ultimate choice will probably be taken by the nationwide management.”
Uttar Pradesh Bypolls 2024
Bypolls have been initially scheduled for ten seats in Uttar Pradesh; nevertheless, the Election Fee of India introduced elections just for 9 seats—Karhal, Sisamau, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Phulpur, Majhawan, Katehri, Khair, and Meerapur—excluding Milkipur. Voting is ready for 13 November, with relying on 23 November. The SP has to this point introduced candidates for a complete of seven seats, together with Milkipur. The Congress was provided the Khair seat in Aligarh and the Ghaziabad Sadar seat.
Rajendra Chaudhary, a detailed affiliate of Akhilesh Yadav, clarified in a current interview with PTI that the SP would contest seven out of the 9 seats, whereas Congress would subject candidates within the remaining two. He additionally reiterated that the INDIA alliance stays intact and that each events will contest the elections along with energy.
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Congress-Samajwadi Celebration Ties Strained In Fallout of Haryana Polls?
Congress, which received six parliamentary seats within the Lok Sabha elections, had requested that SP allot 5 of the vacant seats the place the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) had received within the 2022 elections. Ajay Rai has additionally indicated that Congress is especially within the Majhawan, Ghaziabad, Khair, Meerapur, and Phulpur seats. Nevertheless, the SP has already introduced its candidates for Majhawan, Meerapur, and Phulpur.
SP is reportedly sad with Congress’s method through the Haryana elections, the place it felt sidelined. On the day the Haryana outcomes have been introduced, a number of SP leaders remarked that even when no seat was allotted to the get together, Congress might have invited Akhilesh Yadav to marketing campaign. SP legislator Ravidas Mehrotra additionally hinted on the dissatisfaction, saying that if the Congress provides significance to the SP in Maharashtra, the results will probably be seen in Uttar Pradesh as properly.
The SP is demanding 12 seats in Maharashtra and has already introduced candidates for 5 of them. The seat-sharing formulation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra stays unclear, and solely time will reveal if Akhilesh Yadav’s demand for 12 seats will probably be heeded by the MVA.