{"id":32212,"date":"2026-10-04T06:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32212"},"modified":"2026-10-04T06:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:22:11","slug":"message-to-congress-akhilesh-yadav-says-its-not-about-seats-its-about-victory-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32212","title":{"rendered":"Message to Congress? Akhilesh Yadav says \u2018it\u2019s not about seats, it\u2019s about victory\u2019 | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134670274,imgsize-71080,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Message to Congress? Akhilesh Yadav says \u2018it\u2019s not about seats, it\u2019s about victory\u2019\" title=\"\u2018United effort must prevail\u2019: Akhilesh Yadav says alliance victory matters over seats\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u2018United effort must prevail\u2019: Akhilesh Yadav says alliance victory matters over seats\">\u2018United effort must prevail\u2019: Akhilesh Yadav says alliance victory matters over seats<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/samajwadi-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samajwadi Party<\/a> chief <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/akhilesh-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akhilesh Yadav<\/a> on Sunday said the focus of the alliance should be on ensuring victory rather than negotiating the number of seats each party gets, amid discussions over seat-sharing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In a post on X, Yadav reiterated that the alliance should remain united and work towards a collective victory, while seeking to dismiss any differences over seat allocation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;When the goal is clear, hand in hand we stand. When the gaze is fixed on the destination, the journey becomes easy! The big thing isn&#8217;t how many seats the alliance gets or which seat goes to whom\u2014the big thing is that we all must ensure that the victory belongs to the alliance.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;Let us repeat again: It&#8217;s not about the seats, it&#8217;s about the victory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>This victory will be greater than the parties in our alliance\u2014it will be the victory of all of us, of that united effort that persists in struggle so that communalism may never raise its head again, so that BJP&#8217;s influence may not touch democracy, the Constitution, or reservations, and so that the country&#8217;s harmony may bloom once more, and the nation&#8217;s progress and prosperity may smile again.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Victory to the Constitution\u2014Victory to Hindustan!&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Earlier on Saturday Yadav directed party leaders to keep their views on seat-sharing negotiations and the Congress within internal party channels, as differences over the alliance surfaced ahead of formal talks for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The intervention came after public remarks by SP MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel, with Yadav seeking to ease the growing friction between the two INDIA bloc allies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Addressing reporters at an event in Lucknow, Yadav urged party leaders to refrain from airing their views publicly on the alliance and seat-sharing discussions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Uttar Pradesh is set to go to the polls in 2027, with the BJP and the Samajwadi Party expected to be the principal contenders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>In the 2022 Assembly elections, the BJP retained power by winning 255 of the state\u2019s 403 seats, securing a vote share of 41.29%.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party finished second with 111 seats and 32.06% of the votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress were reduced to single-digit tallies, winning one and two seats, respectively. 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