Archive · 4 Oct 2026
SP Says Congress Merits 10–20 Seats in Uttar Pradesh
The Samajwadi Party and Congress are getting ready to discuss sharing election seats in Uttar Pradesh.
The state election is planned for 2027.
Samajwadi Party MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel said Congress should ask for fewer seats.
He said 50 seats would already be a lot, and that Congress deserved only 10 to 20 based on its current position.
A Congress leader has said the party will not accept fewer than 150 seats out of 403.
Congress MP Imran Masood said he supports his party leadership’s position.
The two parties still need to work out an agreement.
Their discussions are expected to start later this month.
Samajwadi Party MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel said Congress should seek seats in line with its electoral strength and organisational presence in Uttar Pradesh.
Patel said 50 seats would already be more than Congress’s current standing warranted, and argued the party deserved only 10 to 20.
Uttar Pradesh Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam had said Congress would not contest fewer than 150 of the state’s 403 Assembly seats in an alliance.
Congress MP Imran Masood said his party stood by its leadership’s official position.
Seat-sharing discussions between the Samajwadi Party and Congress are expected to begin later this month ahead of the 2027 election.
- Who
- The Samajwadi Party and Congress, including Samajwadi Party MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel and Congress leaders Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Masood.
- What
- The parties are preparing to discuss seat-sharing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, with competing positions on how many seats Congress should contest.
- When
- The discussions are expected to begin later this month; the election is in 2027.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The parties are considering a pre-election alliance, but disagree over how many seats Congress should receive.
Samajwadi Party position
Congress position
Number of seats for Congress
Samajwadi Party position
Shiv Pal Singh Patel said Congress should seek seats according to its electoral strength, called 50 more than enough, and said it deserved only 10 to 20.
Congress position
Rajendra Pal Gautam said Congress would not contest fewer than 150 of Uttar Pradesh's 403 Assembly seats under an alliance; Imran Masood said he supported the party leadership's position.
Purpose of an alliance
Samajwadi Party position
Patel said an alliance would have little purpose if the parties could not reach an agreement.
Congress position
The article does not report a separate Congress response on this point.
- Election
- 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election
- Assembly seats
- 403
- Samajwadi Party MP's position
- Shiv Pal Singh Patel said 50 seats would be more than enough for Congress and that it deserved 10 to 20.
- Congress position
- Rajendra Pal Gautam said Congress would not contest fewer than 150 seats under an alliance arrangement.
- Congress response
- Imran Masood said the party stood by its leadership's official line.
- Expected talks
- Seat-sharing discussions are expected to begin later this month.