 "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Photo: PTI")
Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal today said the possibility of an alliance between the SP and Congress for the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh was “almost over”.
“The (possibility of an) alliance between the SP and Congress is now almost over. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had offered 100 seats to the Congress, but they were insisting on 120 seats and were not ready to accept anything less than that.
“They were told that we already have 234 sitting MLAs and some others will also contest and that we cannot contest from anything less than 300
“The (possibility of an) alliance between the SP and Congress is now almost over. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had offered 100 seats to the Congress, but they were insisting on 120 seats and were not ready to accept anything less than that.
“They were told that we already have 234 sitting MLAs and some others will also contest and that we cannot contest from anything less than 300
