Congress will not contest assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh. State party in-charge Avinash Pandey made this announcement on Thursday. He said, 'Congress will support the Bharat Alliance in the by-elections.' After this, SP also announced the names of its candidates for Ghaziabad and Kher seats. Candidates for 7 seats have already been decided.
By-elections are to be held on 9 assembly seats in the state on November 13. The result will come on November 23.
Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav said at 11.11 pm on Wednesday, on Thursday morning, Akhilesh also shared a photo holding Rahul's hand.
Akhilesh wrote- We have decided
Akhilesh shared a photo on Twitter holding Rahul Gandhi's hand on Thursday. In which it was written, 'We have decided. Constitution, reservation and harmony have to be preserved.'
Akhilesh's social media message at 11.11 pm on Wednesday night
It is not about seats but about winning. Under this strategy, the joint candidates of 'Bharat Gathbandhan' will contest all the 9 seats on SP's symbol 'Bicycle'. Congress and SP stand shoulder to shoulder for a big victory. India Alliance is going to write a new chapter of victory in this by-election. With the top leadership of the Congress party coming in with booth level workers, the power of the SP increased manifold. This election is to protect the country's constitution, harmony and honor of PDA. Akhilesh Yadav
BJP's taunt – went empty-handed in UP After Akhilesh's announcement on Thursday morning, the BJP took a stand. Spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi said- India alliance has broken. Once again UP was left empty handed. Congress kept shaking hands. SP has defeated Congress.
SP is realizing BJP's 'Congress Mukt' slogan. Congress is responsible for its own plight. Akhilesh has avenged Madhya Pradesh and Haryana assembly elections.
Akhilesh spoke to Rahul on the phone, then the announcement was made According to SP sources, there was a phone conversation between Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday night. Rahul promised not to contest the by-elections and to extend full support to the SP. Akhilesh thanked Rahul for this.
This picture is from October 21, when Tej Pratap Yadav filed his candidature from Mainpuri. Akhilesh Yadav also stayed with him then.
The top leadership of the Congress did not want to come in the by-elections In fact, the Congress top leadership was not very interested in the by-elections. Congress's focus was on Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections. Sources said that there was a long conversation between Rahul and Akhilesh. After this, Rahul said not to contest the by-election. It was only after this that Akhilesh made a public announcement.
Congress held meetings on all seats The Congress has announced the election in-charge for all the vacant seats for the by-elections. After this, election programs were also held in all the seats. The Congress had earlier demanded to contest on 5 seats, but the SP agreed to give 2 seats, Kher from Aligarh and Sadar from Ghaziabad.
However, given the political equations in these seats, the Congress victory was not easy. After this, Congress has claimed Phulpur seat of Prayagraj and Mazwan seat of Mirzapur, but no final consensus could be reached.
This picture is from Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad, Congress campaigned here.
SP did not contest elections when it did not work in Haryana There is no discussion on seat sharing between SP and Congress in Haryana assembly elections. After this SP did not contest elections there. This incident happened after the conversation between Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi. Now Congress is not fielding candidates on its own symbol in UP.
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