Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal enter into alliance for Lok Sabha poll

Lucknow, January 19

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The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal on Friday announced their alliance for the Lok Sabha elections, with the RLD saying that the other party will leave seven seats in western UP for its nominees.

SP president Akhilesh Yadav and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary announced the tie-up on social media for the elections later this year. “Congratulations to everyone on the alliance of RLD and SP. Let us all unite for victory,” Yadav said in a post on X.

Reposting this tweet, Chaudhary said, “Always ready to protect national and constitutional values. We expect all workers of our alliance to move forward together for the development and prosperity of our region.”

He also posted pictures of the two leaders shaking hands. An RLD spokesperson said the deal was finalised at a meeting between the two leaders.