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UP Bypoll 2024: Congress has decided to distance itself from the by-elections to be held on nine seats in Uttar Pradesh. Congress has not fielded a candidate on any seat. However, being an alliance partner, it has announced to support SP. After this decision of Congress, 30-year-old history seems to be repeating itself in UP. The difference is that at that time Congress was contesting the elections and SP did not field any of its candidates in the elections.
Congress has announced not to contest the elections in support of its alliance partner Samajwadi Party. But this sacrifice is not new in the history of politics. Hindi newspaper Amar Ujala has told the story of this relationship between SP and Congress by referring to a 30-year-old news. According to the news, assembly elections were held in nine states of the country in the year 1993. Then SP had supported the Congress party against BJP.
According to the news , Congress
was in the fray against BJP and Samajwadi Party did not field its candidates. However, at that time SP had refused to form an alliance with Congress or any other political party. During this time, Kapil Dev Singh, who was the principal general secretary of SP leader, had indicated cooperation with Congress in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, so that BJP could be defeated.
Let us tell you that Congress has not fielded any candidate in the by-elections in UP. Congress has announced to support SP on all nine seats. The reason behind this decision of Congress is believed to be not getting the desired seats in the alliance. Congress wanted to contest the elections on Majhawan and Phulpur seats but SP had left only Ghaziabad and Khair seats. Congress believed that its organization is weak on these seats, so it would be better if it does not contest the elections.
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