Politics News / There was an agreement on seats between Congress and SP in UP, know how many seats came in whose account

Politics News: Even before the Lok Sabha elections, the clan of INDI Alliance of opposition parties seems to be disintegrating one after the other. However, on the other hand, Congress's hopes have got a little boost due to the support of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. Alliance has been announced between SP and Congress. Akhilesh himself had also said that there will be an alliance - all is well that ends well. Congress' Uttar Pradesh in-charge Avinash Pandey and party's state president Ajay Rai have also held a press conference regarding the issue of seat sharing between SP and Congress.

Who will contest on how many seats?

In the press conference held on Wednesday evening, Congress in-charge in Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pandey has given information about the seat sharing formula between SP and Congress. He said- "I am happy to tell you that it has been decided that Congress will contest elections on 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh and candidates from INDI Alliance parties SP and other parties will contest on the remaining 63 seats."

Congress got these seats

#WATCH | Congress Uttar Pradesh in-charge Avinash Pande says, "I am delighted to tell you that it has been decided that in Uttar Pradesh the INC will contest on 17 seats and the remaining 63 seats will have candidates of INDIA Alliance - from SP and other parties." pic.twitter.com/mRBa3ErTqQ

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2024

The list of 17 seats that Congress will get in UP has also been revealed. According to the information, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Kanpur Nagar, Fatehpur Sikri, Bansgaon, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Maharajganj, Varanasi, Amroha, Jhansi, Bulanshahr, Ghaziabad, Mathura, Sitapur, Barabanki, Deoria Lok Sabha seats have gone to Congress.

SP has announced candidates for 31 seats

उत्तर प्रदेश में समाजवादी पार्टी और कांग्रेस के बीच सीट बंटवारे को अंतिम रूप दिए जाने के बाद, कांग्रेस के उत्तर प्रदेश प्रभारी अविनाश पांडे और पार्टी के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष अजय राय आज शाम लखनऊ में एक संयुक्त प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस करेंगे। https://t.co/f0SE0CyR92

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Let us tell you that the announcement of SP-Congress alliance has been made at a time when all kinds of doubts were being raised about the alliance with Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party on Tuesday released the list of its candidates for five more Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party has so far declared its candidates on 31 seats in UP.