Congress caught off guard as Akhilesh says gave 11 seats to party in UP, state chief says talks still on

UP, 28/1: In a significant political development, which caught the Congress off guard ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced that seat sharing had been finalised with the grand old party and that the latter would be contesting 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state. As…

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TMC very much part of I.N.D.I.A at national level: Spokesperson

Kolkata, 28/1: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday asserted that its leader, Mamata Banerjee, has never indicated a departure from the opposition bloc INDIA at the national level, despite recent announcements of the party’s decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal alone. On the ongoing speculation surrounding TMC’s stance within the opposition front,…

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Seat-sharing talks on between Gehlot, Akhilesh Yadav; will inform when formula is decided: Congress

UP, 27/1: The Congress on Saturday said constructive seat-sharing talks are on between senior party leader Ashok Gehlot and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and it will inform when a formula is finalised. The Congress’ assertion came soon after Yadav said his party’s alliance with the Congress is ‘off to a good start’ with 11…

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