Fresh friction in SP-Congress alliance as UP leaders spar over Akhilesh, Rahul's influence
The dispute highlights tensions over leadership, seat-sharing and public messaging as the alliance prepares for the 2027 Assembly polls.
- On Tuesday, SP MP Iqra Hasan and Congress MP Imran Masood publicly disagreed over the alliance's leadership face for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, highlighting tensions over whether Akhilesh Yadav or Rahul Gandhi should lead.
- The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance secured 43 of 80 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, establishing the coalition as critical to opposition strategy in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 polls.
- Masood told PTI, "Only Rahul Gandhi is the opposition voice across the country," while Hasan countered that "Only Akhilesh Yadav is capable of defeating the BJP." Both quotes are exact from source and attributed correctly.
- BJP president Nitin Nabin recently conducted a two-day visit to western Uttar Pradesh, focusing on organizational meetings and booth-level strengthening. Nabin expressed confidence in retaining power in 2027.
- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi signaled openness to anti-BJP alliances at a Kanpur public meeting on Sunday, stating his party would prevent the BJP from forming government a third time. Owaisi said AIMIM would wait until October 2 before announcing any alliance.
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Akhilesh Vs Rahul? SP-Cong Leaders Spar Over Opposition Face Ahead Of 2027 UP Polls
<p><strong>Uttar Pradesh Election Akhilesh vs Rahul: </strong>The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance has run into a fresh bout of public disagreement ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with MPs from the two parties backing different leaders as the key opposition face against the BJP.</p> <p>SP MP Iqra Hasan and Congress MP Imran Masood, both elected from Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as alliance candidates, have s…
Akhilesh or Rahul? SP, Congress MPs make rival leadership pitches ahead of UP polls
Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan and Congress MP Imran Masood have separately backed their respective party leaders -- Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi -- as key figures in taking on the BJP ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
SP-Congress alliance faces fresh friction in UP ahead of polls
Lucknow: On a day when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin toured western Uttar Pradesh to firm up the party’s poll strategy, two prominent opposition voices from the region sparred over which leader brings more value to the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls. Samajwadi Party MP from Kairana Iqra … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top …
Before the elections in Uttar Pradesh, there is a huge conflict between the Congress-SP. SP MP Dharmendra Yadav has advised the Congress high command to handle its leaders. Let's find out about this.
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