{"id":9492,"date":"2026-08-07T00:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9492"},"modified":"2026-08-07T00:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:37:36","slug":"need-to-seal-alliance-deal-with-sp-soon-for-up-polls-mps-tell-congress-leadership-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9492","title":{"rendered":"Need to seal alliance deal with SP soon for UP polls, MPs tell Congress leadership | 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-133018222,imgsize-111064,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/monsoon-session-of-parliament.jpg\" alt=\"Need to seal alliance deal with SP soon for UP polls, MPs tell Congress leadership\" title=\"Sources said Rahul Gandhi called a meeting with UP Congress MPs on Tuesday, where he sought the views of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Sources said Rahul Gandhi called a meeting with UP Congress MPs on Tuesday, where he sought the views of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members\">Sources said Rahul Gandhi called a meeting with UP Congress MPs on Tuesday, where he sought the views of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh have told the party leadership that there should be an alliance with the <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> for the 2027 assembly elections, brightening the prospects of a joint challenge to the governing BJP amid continuing pinpricks from local Congress functionaries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Sources said Rahul Gandhi called a meeting with UP Congress MPs on Tuesday, where he sought the views of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members on the upcoming assembly polls. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sat with Rahul during the session.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Sources said the MPs expressed a unanimous view that there should be an alliance with SP, and it should be clinched quickly. The urgency shown by the members ties in with the growing perception that the posturing by local functionaries and their angry exchanges are sending out a negative message of discord to supporters. <!-- -->SP and Congress together bested BJP in UP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>However, sources said, the MPs also underlined that the Congress leadership should secure \u201cquality seats\u201d from SP. The stress was as much on winnable seats as on numbers.<\/p>\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<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>According to sources, Rahul did not give any idea about the alliance or the tally that the party has in mind for negotiations with SP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The meeting was attended by Pramod Tiwari, Rajiv Shukla, Imran Pratapgarhi, Kishori Lal Sharma, Ujjwal Raman Singh, Rajesh Rathore, Tanuj Punia and Imran Masood.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Sources said one MP cited the example of Bihar elections in 2015 and 2021 to illustrate how the party should focus on winnable seats. While Congress secured fewer seats in 2015 but scored a high tally, its score fell sharply despite contesting a high number five years later.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Many participants felt the mood of the meeting suggested that an alliance with SP would be finalised soon, and seat-sharing talks would start in earnest. It is said that the newly-appointed UP Congress in-charge, Rajendra Pal Gautam, has undertaken an exercise on seats, while the party has also ordered a survey to assess its strength in individual constituencies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>In the INDIA bloc meeting in June, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had asked Congress to show a \u201clarge heart\u201d and trust the judgement of the regional parties in states.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/need-to-seal-alliance-deal-with-sp-soon-for-up-polls-mps-tell-congress-leadership\/articleshow\/133018203.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources said Rahul Gandhi called a meeting with UP Congress MPs on Tuesday, where he sought the views of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members NEW DELHI: Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh have told the party leadership that there should be an alliance with the Samajwadi 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