Battle For Uttar Pradesh : After Tying Up With Akhilesh Yadav , Shivpal Yadav Hopeful Of Forming Government

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Samajwadi Party and the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) indicated that there would not be any problem over seat sharing for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections with the leader of the smaller outfit saying he was ready for any ‘sacrifice’.

As per the PTI report, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had on Thursday announced an alliance with his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav’s PSPL after a meeting between them.

On Friday, the elder Yadav held a meeting of his party workers, recalling that he had already told them that in case of an alliance their party may get fewer seats from which to contest.

“We will fight the elections together and if needed we will also make sacrifices for it. The BJP government has to be removed and we will form the government together,” he told them.

In an interaction with media persons, Akhilesh Yadav too indicated that seat sharing will not be a problem, and has been ‘almost decided’.

He said this time the SP has announced alliances only after deliberating on seat sharing, he said.

“People are ready to remove the BJP from power and are seeing SP as an alternative,” he said.

The SP decided to bring Shivpal Yadav’s party into the alliance while working towards bringing regional parties in UP together, he said.

Before the ‘chacha-bhatija’ reunion, Shivpal Yadav had said his breakaway party was preparing to field candidates on 100 seats in the elections to the 403-member assembly.