Message to Congress Amid '150 Seats' Demand? Akhilesh Yadav Says, 'It's Not About Seats, It's About Victory'
The SP chief said the alliance should focus on victory, not seat counts, and framed the effort around protecting democracy, the Constitution and reservation.
- Amid public exchanges, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav urged INDIA bloc members to prioritize collective victory over seat-sharing disputes ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Congress leaders sought at least 150 of the 403 seats, prompting SP MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel to publicly question the demand and suggest 50 seats as a significant allocation.
- Yadav reiterated on social media, writing, "Baat seat ki nahi jeet ki hai." He asserted that victory belongs to the alliance, not individual parties, adding, "The big thing isn't how many seats the alliance gets."
- Following public exchanges, Yadav instructed SP leaders to keep seat-sharing concerns internal. Congress officials maintained that final decisions will be made by top leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, and Mallikarjun Kharge.
- The alliance's joint struggle aims to ensure that "sampradayikta phir kabhi sir na utha sake," with Yadav framing the effort as a defense of democracy, the Constitution, and reservation against communalism.
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Message to Congress amid '150 seats' demand? Akhilesh Yadav says, 'It's not about seats, it's about victory'
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stressed alliance unity, saying the focus should be on ensuring the alliance's victory rather than seat-sharing. He said the larger goal is to protect democracy, the Constitution, reservations, and social harmony.
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NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the focus of the alliance should be on ensuring victory rather than negotiating the number
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