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BJP Leader Says Congress Has No Standing in Uttar Pradesh
A leader from one of India's big political parties said something about another party.
He said the Congress party is not very strong on its own in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
He said Congress could win only a few seats if it teams up with the Samajwadi Party.
He compared it to riding on someone else's shoulders.
This matters because there will be a big state election in Uttar Pradesh in 2027.
The two parties are thinking about teaming up again.
A long time ago, the two parties worked together but Congress did not win many seats.
When Congress tried to win alone, it won even fewer seats.
But in 2024, the two parties worked together in the national election and won many seats.
So now people are talking about whether they should work together again.
BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said Congress has no independent political standing in Uttar Pradesh and could gain electorally only by allying with the Samajwadi Party.
Singh said Congress could win only a few seats "by riding on the Samajwadi Party's shoulders."
Congress is pushing for an early start to seat-sharing talks with the SP, seeking an alliance based on "winnable" seats.
SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav declined to comment on Singh's remarks.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress and the SP together won 43 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 seats, reviving talk of an alliance for 2027.
- Who
- BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh; the Congress; the Samajwadi Party and its MP Ram Gopal Yadav, who declined to comment.
- What
- Singh said Congress has no independent standing in Uttar Pradesh and can benefit electorally only through an alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
- Where
- Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- When
- Monday, as the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections draw closer.
- Why
- Congress is pushing for an early start to seat-sharing discussions with its ally, the SP, for the 2027 Assembly polls.
Congress and SP
BJP
Congress's electoral strength in Uttar Pradesh
Congress and SP
Congress plans to approach the 2027 Assembly polls with renewed focus on its organisational position and its relationship with the SP, contesting with "equality and respect."
BJP
Congress has no independent political standing in Uttar Pradesh and can win only a few seats "by riding on the Samajwadi Party's shoulders."
Basis for the Congress-SP alliance
Congress and SP
Congress maintains the alliance should be structured around "winnable" seats rather than the number of constituencies each party contests.
BJP
Brij Bhushan Singh says Congress can gain electorally only by entering into an alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
Key facts
- Key figure
- BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
- Context
- 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
- Location of remarks
- Gonda, Uttar Pradesh
- Congress seats in 2017 alliance
- 7 wins out of 106 allotted seats
- Congress seats in 2022 alone
- 2
- Congress-SP Lok Sabha seats in 2024
- 43 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 seats
- Congress demand on seat-sharing
- Alliance based on "winnable" seats
- SP response
- Declined to comment
Quotes
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
BJP leader and Gonda MLA
“They have no standing of their own. They can win only a few seats by riding on the Samajwadi Party's shoulders.”
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“The party would contest the upcoming Assembly election with "equality and respect".”
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