Congress-SP alliance still on cards?

Though the Samajwadi Party virtually ended the possibility of an alliance with Sonia Gandhi's party, the Congress said it will wait till the last moment for an amicable seat sharing arrangement with the SP for the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier SP Leader Mulayam Singh Yadav had pulled the plug on any alliance by announcing that his party would contest all but six seats in UP.

UP is of course an important state in terms of number of MP’s it send to the loksabha, however, unfortunately, neither BJP nor congress have a strong ground in the state. Hence both the parties will have to seek a alliance to garner votes for them.

The SP-Congress duo was suppose to give best results since it would have combined the secular votes , however, both the parties are trying to ensure maximum candidates for themselves. It may not be a surprise if SP goes alone in the polls and may join congress camp for a post poll alliance. Everything is possible in war and politics !