By-elections will be held on November 13 in nine assembly seats in UP. Akhilesh Yadav made a major announcement on Wednesday night, saying that alliance candidates will contest in all nine seats under the Samajwadi Party symbol. Akhilesh Yadav announced this through a long post on social media platform X. The announcement by the Socialist Party president is important as there has been a long-standing dispute between Congress and the Socialist Party over the distribution of seats. In this context, what is the significance of this announcement by Akhilesh Yadav?
What is the significance of Akhilesh Yadav’s statement?
In fact, there are fears that the Congress party will refuse to contest the by-elections as it does not get the seats it needs. Sources said the Congress party does not want to bet on losing seats. Akhilesh Yadav has left the Ghaziabad and Khel seats to the Congress, all political experts and the Congress believe that these two seats are almost impossible to win as the BJP has lost them many times Win both seats.
According to sources, this is a face-saving tactic by the Congress party. This means that even if you don’t stand in an election, you will still maintain your importance. The Congress party knows that Ghaziabad Sardar and Khel seats are the most difficult seats for it, which is why the Samajwadi Party has left these two seats to the Congress party.
The Congress party believed that instead of contesting these two seats, it would be better to leave them only to the Socialist Party. The Congress leadership has said it will not contest the elections if it does not get seats like Phulpur and Mirapur. Akhilesh Yadav refused to give these two seats as both seats were winnable by the opposition.
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According to sources, in the recent talks between Akhilesh Yadav and the Congress party, it was decided that the Congress party will not participate in the elections and the Samajwadi Party will field its own candidates on all seats. After this, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav published a long message. on Twitter.
What did Akhilesh announce?
Akhilesh Yadav said in the post, “This is not about winning seats.” Under this strategy, the joint candidates of the “Indian Alliance” will participate in the “circle” under the symbol of Samajwadi Party elections for all nine seats. The Congress Party and the People’s Party are united and fighting side by side to strive for a great victory. The Indian Alliance will surely write a new chapter of victory in this by-election. With the gathering of top Congress leadership and booth-level workers, the power of the Samajwadi Party has increased manifold.
He further wrote, “This is an election to save the country’s constitution, harmony and the honor of the People’s Democratic Alliance.” So our appeal is: not a single vote be reduced, not a single vote be divided. The spirit of harmony and unity of the “Indian Union” for the national interest will also write a new history today and tomorrow.
These 9 seats will be subject to by-elections
In fact, by-elections will be held in 10 seats in UP, including Karhal in Mainpuri, Sisamau in Kanpur, Phulpur in Prayagraj, Katehri in Ambedkar Nagar, Majhwan in Mirzapur, Milkypur in Ayodhya, Ghaziabad Sadar, Aligarh Khair, Meerapur include Muzaffarnagar and Kundalki seats of Moradabad. However, by-elections were announced for only 9 seats. The date for Milkipur seat is yet to be announced.
