SP ties up with Nishad Party, Janwadi Party (S)

With less than 15 days for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday announced a tie-up with Janwadi Party (Socialist) and the Nishad Party.

Akhilesh Yadav made the announcement at a press conference but did not share details about seat sharing with the two parties.

He said his party will conduct research to come up with a scheme to eliminate poverty. "We are studying a pro-poor scheme so that a package can be given to them."

His remarks came a day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi announced a scheme for the poor.

The Samajwadi Party is contesting the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).

--IANS

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