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SP-Congress Lack Coordination Despite 2027 Poll Preparations, Says Apna Dal (S) Chief
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News18•26-09-2026, 23:00
SP-Congress Lack Coordination Despite 2027 Poll Preparations, Says Apna Dal (S) Chief
- •Union Minister Anupriya Patel criticized the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for visible lack of coordination ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
- •Patel highlighted that while the parties campaign in each other's strongholds, they do not hold joint programs, stating, ‘Dil mile na mile, haath mil rahe hai’.
- •She asserted that the NDA, a ‘strong fist of five parties,’ would achieve a record victory in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections.
- •Patel accused the SP of not doing enough for backward classes and both SP and Congress of trying to regain power through ‘confusion and misinformation’.
- •She claimed credit for her party raising issues like OBC reservation in NEET and the caste census with the Centre, and criticized Congress's remarks on the Supreme Court and Election Commission.
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Anupriya Patel stated that the Samajwadi Party and Congress lack coordination despite preparing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, noting they campaign in each other's strongholds without holding joint programmes.
Apna Dal (S) currently holds 13 MLAs in Uttar Pradesh, after previously winning nine Assembly seats in the 2017 elections.
Patel claimed that her party raised the issues of OBC reservation in NEET as well as the caste census with the Centre, taking credit for their implementation.
