New Delhi: The BJP is not the only party facing rough weather ahead of the General Elections. The Congress, too, is finding it tough to work out an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in UP.
SP chief Mulayam Singh announced candidates for 74 seats in UP, leaving only six seats where it is not putting up a fight, among them are Congress strongholds Amethi and Rae Bareilly.
After weeks of negotiations, the two sides have still not managed to break the ice.
To counter the Congress's decision of announcing 24 candidates in the crucial political state, the SP has also decided to increase its tally of candidates from 65 to 74. This includes seats like Varanasi where the Congress has a sitting MP.
So now the SP wants to leave only six seats for the Congress.
Both sides though, still insist that talks are on to work out an alliance. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that this will be an alliance more on paper rather than on ground.
Earlier, SP General Secretary Amar Singh had said his party cannot be pushed to a corner by the Congress.
“We have been meeting with the Congress by lowering our head, but we will not lower it to the extent that we get beheaded,” Amar Singh said.
Mulayam Singh Yadav also said that no alliance has been finalised with the Congress but stressed that there is "no dispute" between the two parties.
"We want to contest the elections with them (Congress). Until now our alliance with them has not been finalised, but there are no disputes as well," Yadav said in a press conference.
Samajwadi Party on Sunday also announced names of five candidates for Madhya Pradesh, three in Haryana and one in Uttarakhand.
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