Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Congress Names Aradhana Mishra to Ease Ties With Samajwadi Party
The Congress party has chosen Aradhana Mishra to lead its group in Uttar Pradesh.
She said the Congress and Samajwadi Party should work together in the INDIA alliance.
Their alliance won 43 seats in the state in the 2024 national election, according to the article.
Mishra is hopeful about the 2027 state election.
Congress has also appointed Imran Masood as working president.
The parties still need to agree on how many seats each will contest.
Congress wants to run in 150 seats, while the Samajwadi Party is said to prefer offering no more than 80.
An SP leader welcomed Mishra’s alliance-focused comments.
Aradhana Mishra was appointed president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress unit on Friday.
Mishra said the INDIA bloc’s 43 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh had checked the BJP’s momentum and expressed confidence ahead of the 2027 state election.
The Congress named Saharanpur MP Imran Masood as working president, alongside leaders representing several communities in senior roles.
The Congress is seeking to contest 150 of Uttar Pradesh’s 403 Assembly seats, while the Samajwadi Party is reportedly reluctant to offer more than 80.
SP MP Rajiv Rai welcomed Mishra’s statement supporting the INDIA alliance and said leaders in responsible positions should speak responsibly.
- Who
- Aradhana Mishra, the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, and SP MP Rajiv Rai.
- What
- Mishra was appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress president as the party looks to improve ties and negotiate an alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
- When
- Friday; the article also discusses preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The Congress and Samajwadi Party are seeking to maintain their alliance, while facing negotiations over which party will contest how many Assembly seats.
Congress
Samajwadi Party
Assembly seat allocation
Congress
Congress is pushing to contest 150 of the state’s 403 seats, with its leaders saying they do not want fewer than 100.
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party has indicated it does not want to concede more than 80 seats; its top leaders will decide.
- New UP Congress president
- Aradhana Mishra, also known as Mona Mishra
- Working president
- Imran Masood, Saharanpur MP
- INDIA bloc result in Uttar Pradesh
- 43 Lok Sabha constituencies: Samajwadi Party 37 and Congress 6
- Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats
- 403
- Congress seat position
- The article says Congress is pushing to contest 150 seats and does not want fewer than 100.
- Samajwadi Party seat position
- The article says the SP has indicated it does not want to concede more than 80 seats.
- SP response
- MP Rajiv Rai welcomed Mishra’s alliance statement and called for responsible speech from party leaders.