SP and Congress partners in opposition alliance 'INDIA'
Reportedly Uttar Pradesh congress chief ajay Rai has reacted to the statement of SP President Akhilesh Yadav. In fact, in response to the question related to joining the Bharat Jodo Nyay yatra, the SP chief said that talks are still going on... many lists came from there and also went from here. The moment the seats are distributed, Samajwadi party will join the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Now on this ajay Rai has said that '...he (Akhilesh Yadav) should participate in this journey. This thing (seat sharing) is going on in a very cordial environment. Certainly the india alliance will fight with strength.
Meanwhile ajay Rai said that india alliance will contest the elections strongly. An agreement on seat sharing will be reached soon. The alliance will contest the elections with strength. ajay Rai, who is going to Amethi to join rahul Gandhi's Nyay yatra, said that only a member of the gandhi family will contest the elections from Rae Bareli. Rae Bareli-Amethi belongs to the gandhi family only. Samajwadi party (SP) President akhilesh yadav said on monday that his party will not take part in rahul Gandhi's Nyay yatra until the seat sharing with congress is finalised.
Furthermore this yatra led by gandhi will pass through Amethi on monday after which it will enter Rae Bareli. The Samajwadi party chief had earlier said that he would participate in the Bharat Jodo Nyaya yatra in Rae Bareli. SP has offered 11 seats to congress in Uttar Pradesh, while congress is demanding more seats. Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit president ajay Rai had earlier said that his party should be given about two dozen seats from where it had won the 2009 lok sabha elections. SP and congress are partners in the opposition alliance ‘INDIA’. congress had issued a statement in Amethi last night saying that party president mallikarjun Kharge will be present during the yatra in Amethi. SP sources said that their party has now offered congress 15 lok sabha seats, increasing it from 11. SP has sought Congress's consent on 15 seats before party chief akhilesh yadav joins the Nyay yatra in Rae bareli on Tuesday. The yatra stopped at Pratapgarh district on monday before moving towards Amethi. congress had won the only seat of Rae bareli in Uttar Pradesh in the last lok sabha elections. There are 80 lok sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.