Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Aradhana Misra to Strengthen Congress Alliance With Samajwadi Party
Congress has chosen Aradhana Misra to lead its party in Uttar Pradesh.
She says Congress wants to keep working with the Samajwadi Party.
The two parties are partners, but they disagree about how many election seats each should get.
Misra pointed to their alliance’s success in the 2024 national election in Uttar Pradesh.
The INDIA bloc won 43 of the state’s 80 seats.
Congress also announced several other leaders for important state roles.
Misra said Congress does not play politics based on caste or religion.
She hopes the team will make Congress a strong choice in the 2027 state election.
Congress appointed three-time MLA Aradhana Misra, known as Mona, as president of its Uttar Pradesh unit.
Misra said Congress would work to strengthen its alliance with the Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav.
The parties differ over seat-sharing: Congress wants a larger share, while the Samajwadi Party says it is better positioned to challenge the BJP.
Misra cited the INDIA bloc’s 2024 performance in Uttar Pradesh, where it won 43 of 80 Lok Sabha seats.
Congress also appointed Imran Masood working president, Chaudhary Virendra Singh legislature party leader, and Devinder Nishad and Alok Prasad senior vice presidents.
- Who
- Aradhana Misra, also known as Mona, and the Congress party.
- What
- Misra was appointed president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress unit and said she would work to strengthen the alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
- When
- Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Congress aims to build a strong alternative in the state and continue its alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
Congress
Samajwadi Party
Seat-sharing
Congress
Congress wants a larger share of seats in the upcoming assembly election.
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party is not ready to give way, arguing that it is better positioned to stop the BJP.
Caste and religious representation
Congress
Misra said Congress has never played caste, religion or community politics and will not do so.
Samajwadi Party
The article describes the appointments as covering caste constituencies, noting a Brahmin state president, a Muslim working president and a Dalit state in-charge.
- New UP Congress president
- Aradhana Misra, also known as Mona
- Other appointments
- Imran Masood was named working president; Chaudhary Virendra Singh was named Leader of the Congress Legislature Party; Devinder Nishad and Alok Prasad were named senior vice presidents.
- Alliance partner
- Samajwadi Party
- Samajwadi Party leader mentioned
- Akhilesh Yadav
- INDIA bloc seats in Uttar Pradesh
- 43 of 80 Lok Sabha seats in 2024
- Next assembly election cited
- 2027