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Rajya Sabha's 'Third Seat' to Patch Up Akhilesh-Pallavi Patel? Focus on 2027 Elections
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News18•25-09-2026, 12:11
Rajya Sabha's 'Third Seat' to Patch Up Akhilesh-Pallavi Patel? Focus on 2027 Elections
- •Voting for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh is scheduled for October 16, with SP expected to win two seats.
- •SP is also considering a third seat, which would require Akhilesh Yadav to garner support from an additional 16-17 MLAs.
- •Pallavi Patel's support could be crucial for the third seat, fueling discussions of a reconciliation between her and Akhilesh Yadav.
- •Tensions between Akhilesh and Pallavi began during the 2024 Rajya Sabha elections after she refused to vote for Jaya Bachchan and Alok Ranjan.
- •The Rajya Sabha election could determine the direction of the relationship between the two leaders for the 2027 assembly elections.
Key Questions Answered
Voting for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2026, with the BJP and SP competing against each other.
A candidate requires approximately 37 first-preference votes to win a single Rajya Sabha seat out of the 397 effective strength of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
Tension began during the 2024 Rajya Sabha elections when Pallavi Patel refused to vote for SP candidates Jaya Bachchan and Alok Ranjan, choosing to vote only for Ramji Lal Suman.
