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Apart from the ruling party BJP, opposition parties are also in active mode to win 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the lok sabha elections. In this sequence, congress is also fully preparing to contest elections on its 17 seats in UP. Meanwhile, congress General Secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge avinash Pandey has met former cabinet minister and National President of Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj party Swami prasad Maurya.
Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj party President Swami prasad Maurya himself has given this information on Twitter. Former minister Swami Prasadam Maurya wrote - "Indian National congress General Secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Shri avinash Pandey came to his personal residence in lucknow and had a formal meeting and there was a positive discussion on the expansion of the india Alliance."
congress is contesting elections in UP in alliance with SP. Under this alliance, congress will contest elections on 17 seats of UP, congress will support SP candidates on the remaining seats. SP has just announced the names of its candidates on some seats, although congress has not yet announced its candidates in UP.
Let us tell you that just three days after resigning from Samajwadi party, former minister Swami prasad Maurya had announced the formation of his party 'Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party' at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi. On this special occasion, a large number of Swamy's supporters gathered at Talkatora Stadium, who raised their voice in the interest of Dalits and backward people. Former minister Swamy had resigned from the primary membership of Samajwadi party and the post of MLC on february 20. When he was asked the reason for his resignation, he said that the party was discriminating against Dalits, hence he had parted ways.