The Congress on Sunday, 17 March announced it will not contest on seven seats in UP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and leave them for the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in the state.
“We are leaving seven seats vacant for SP, BSP and RLD. These include Mainpuri, Kannauj, Firozabad and whatever seats Mayawati ji & RLD's Jayant ji and Ajit Singh contest from,” UP Congress chief Raj Babbar announced while addressing the media.
The party will also leave two seats of Gonda and Pilibhit for Apna Dal faction.
The decision is being seen as returning the favour of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance that decided not to contest from Congress bastions Amethi and Rai Bareli in the state.