UP gathbandhan to shake 2019; SP, BSP near pact for contesting 37 Lok Sabha seats each
- 5 years ago
The Samajwadi Party on Saturday confirmed that it has entered into an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 general elections.
News18 had on Friday reported that Mayawati and Akhilesh had sealed the alliance in a three-hour marathon meet in New Delhi and agreed on a seat-sharing formula as well.
SP's national spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said that a formal announcement on the gathbandhan between the two Uttar Pradesh-based parties is likely later this month and the two party chiefs had given their “in-principle approval” to joining hands to take on the BJP.
News18 had on Friday reported that Mayawati and Akhilesh had sealed the alliance in a three-hour marathon meet in New Delhi and agreed on a seat-sharing formula as well.
SP's national spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said that a formal announcement on the gathbandhan between the two Uttar Pradesh-based parties is likely later this month and the two party chiefs had given their “in-principle approval” to joining hands to take on the BJP.