UP election 2027: SP prepares dossier on Congress seats
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Ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the tussle between the Samajwadi Party and Congress over seat-sharing has intensified. While Congress wants a larger share and equal status in the alliance, the Samajwadi Party has prepared a dossier based on the results of the 2022 Assembly elections to assess its electoral strength. Through this report, the SP is preparing to challenge Congress’s claim to seats.
2022 electoral performance made the basis
According to the report prepared on the basis of Election Commission data, Congress contested 399 of the state’s 403 seats in 2022. The party won only two seats, while its candidates forfeited their deposits on 387 seats. Congress received a total of 21.51 lakh votes, around 2.33 percent of the total votes polled in the state.
According to the report, Congress candidates received more than 10,000 votes on only 46 seats. Of these, 10 seats currently have Samajwadi Party MLAs. In such a situation, leaving these seats for Congress could become a challenge for the SP.
2024 performance will also be mentioned
The SP report also includes figures from the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In that election, Congress contested 17 seats under the alliance and won six. The SP argues that seat-sharing should not be based only on numbers, but on a candidate’s winnability and regional hold.
As talks between the two parties move forward, the seat issue is becoming a major challenge for the alliance. A final agreement can be reached only after discussions among the top leadership and an assessment of region-wise equations.
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