Congress' UP vision, and what angers SP rank and file

Of 403 seats in UP assembly, Congress is contesting in 105 seats in alliance with SP

Archis Mohan  |  Lucknow/ Kanpur 

Today's resounding defeat of the Congress party in the civic polls in Maharashtra brought forth much commentary on all that is wrong with the party. But in Uttar Pradesh, and to the chagrin of the old timers in the Samajwadi Party, the Congress looks to be putting in place a strategy that could help it rebuild the party in that state in the years to come. Of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the Congress is contesting 105, or 26 per cent of the seats, in alliance with the Samajwadi Party. But of the 85 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, the Congress is ...

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Congress' UP vision, and what angers SP rank and file

Of 403 seats in UP assembly, Congress is contesting in 105 seats in alliance with SP

Lucknow/Kanpur, February 23Today's resounding defeat of the Congress party in the civic polls in Maharashtra brought forth much commentary on all that is wrong with the party. But in Uttar Pradesh, and to the chagrin of the old timers in the Samajwadi Party, the Congress looks to be putting in place a strategy that could help it rebuild the party in that state in the years to come.Of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the Congress is contesting 105, or 26 per cent of the seats, in alliance with the Samajwadi Party. But of the 85 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, the Congress is contesting proportionately more. As part of the alliance, the Congress has fielded candidates on 31 of the 85 reserved seats, which is nearly 35 per cent. It has also received a good share of seats where Muslims comprise over 20 per cent of the electorate, including districts like Saharanpur and Varanasi.The Dalits, which are 20 per cent of the Uttar Pradesh electorate, and Muslims, which are 19 ... Today's resounding defeat of the Congress party in the civic polls in Maharashtra brought forth much commentary on all that is wrong with the party. But in Uttar Pradesh, and to the chagrin of the old timers in the Samajwadi Party, the Congress looks to be putting in place a strategy that could help it rebuild the party in that state in the years to come. Of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the Congress is contesting 105, or 26 per cent of the seats, in alliance with the Samajwadi Party. But of the 85 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, the Congress is ... image
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