Politics
INDIA Bloc’s UP tie- up: Cong to contest 17 and SP, 63
Wednesday, 21 February 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Amidst news of the constituents of the much-hyped INDIA bloc leaving it one after another in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election, opposition constellation has received a major boost with the Congress and the Samajwadi Party having announced seat-sharing tie- up in Uttar Pradesh. While the Congress will contest 17 out of the 80 seats up for grabs in UP, the SP and its allies would put up candidates in 63 seats. The SP State chief Naresh Uttam Patel and SP national general secretary Rajendra Chaudhary were present when the announcement was made while for the Congress the State party chief Ajay Rai and AICC in-charge for UP Avinash Pande were present.