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BJP Leader Says Congress Has No Standing in Uttar Pradesh

BJP Leader Says Congress Has No Standing in Uttar Pradesh
Congress has 'no standing' in UP, can benefit only through SP alliance: BJP's Brij Bhushan · thehansindia.com

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.

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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