Akhilesh Yadav Says Will Join Congress' Yatra, Day After Seat Sharing Pact
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The deal - the first major accord between members of the INDIA bloc, who had till then struggled to agree seat-sharing terms - followed a firm final offer from the Samajwadi Party on Tuesday.
The Samajwadi Party will join the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', party boss Akhilesh Yadav said Thursday afternoon, a day after the two agreed a 63-17 split of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats.
The deal - the first major accord between members of the INDIA bloc, who had till then struggled to agree seat-sharing terms - followed a firm final offer from the SP, which said it would surrender only 15 seats to its ally, and that it would not otherwise attend the Rahul Gandhi-led yatra.
"We have had several rounds of discussions... exchanged many lists. When seat-sharing is done (then) Samajwadi Party will participate in their yatra," Akhilesh Yadav had said.
