NEW DELHI, Nov 14: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the Congress wanted to contest 181 of Uttar Pradesh's 403 Assembly seats in the 2027 election.
Yadav made the remark at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2026 on Saturday amid discussions on seat-sharing within the INDIA opposition alliance.
Asked whether the Congress had sought 100 seats, Yadav said the number was higher. When asked if it had sought 200 seats, he said it was “a little less than that”.
“Add one to 180,” Yadav said when asked whether the Congress had sought 180 seats.
Yadav said the Samajwadi Party had a good relationship with the Congress.
Uttar Pradesh will go to Assembly polls in 2027. The state is currently governed by the BJP-led government headed by Yogi Adityanath.
The Samajwadi Party and the Congress are constituents of the INDIA opposition alliance. There was no official confirmation from the Congress on Yadav's claim that it had sought 181 seats.
