{"id":3856,"date":"2019-01-12T12:46:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T07:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.22.110.190\/english\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2021-01-05T03:12:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:42:47","slug":"bsp-sp-alliance-in-uttar-pradesh-announced-to-contest-38-seats-each-with-2-seats-for-congress-and-2-for-other-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/bsp-sp-alliance-in-uttar-pradesh-announced-to-contest-38-seats-each-with-2-seats-for-congress-and-2-for-other-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"BSP-SP alliance in Uttar Pradesh announced: to contest 38 seats each, with 2 seats for Congress and 2 for other parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chiefs Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati today announced their alliance in a joint press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the total 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, they will contest 38 seats each in the coming Lok Sabha polls, leaving two seats to the Congress to contest from Amethi and Rae Bareilli and two other seats will be left for other smaller parties, Mayawati announced.<\/p>\n<p>She said alliance with the Congress didn\u2019t serve the purpose of defeating the opponents because from past experience it has been noted that the votes are not transferred to them. We ensure transfer of vote to the Congress, but they don\u2019t reciprocate, Mayawati said at the press conference. She noted that perhaps this was a conspiracy to transfer the votes to the BJP. And therefore, the two parties \u2013 SP and BSP \u2013 were going for an alliance for the coming Lok Sabha polls to ensure a certain defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). \u201cUnless the EVM machines are tampered with, our victory is certain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Mayawati added that the alliance had taken final shape at a meeting in Delhi earlier this month. She said that now, even the seats to be shared had been finalised and would be announced shortly. 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