UP Election: Seat Sharing Issues Cloud Prospect Of Congress-SP Alliance

Uncertainty clouded prospect of an alliance between the Samajwadi Party and Congress in UP after the state's ruling party today announced a list of candidates for 210 seats, including nine currently held by Congress, which called the action "unfortunate".

The announcement of the list of SP nominees followed Tuesday's statements by UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and senior Congress leader



in-charge of the state Ghulam Nabi Azad indicating a pre-poll tie-up was a foregone conclusion.

As the SP released the list of candidates, who included Shivpal Yadav, the estranged uncle of Akhilesh, and fielded nominees for seats represented by the Congress in the assembly, its vice president Kiramoy Nanda said the party was yet to get a "positive response" from Congress on the alliance issue.