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Congress to SP: If Akhilesh Wants to Be 'Big Brother,' We'll Step Up Too
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News18•25-09-2026, 14:16
Congress to SP: If Akhilesh Wants to Be 'Big Brother,' We'll Step Up Too
- •Tensions are rising between the Congress and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
- •Uttar Pradesh Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam sent a message to alliance partner Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav.
- •Gautam stated that if Akhilesh Yadav wishes to play the role of the "big brother," he can, but the Congress will also increase its efforts.
Key Questions Answered
Uttar Pradesh Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam stated that if Akhilesh Yadav wants to play the role of the big brother in the alliance for the 2027 Assembly elections, he can, but the Congress will also step up.
SP MP Iqra Hasan asserted that the Samajwadi Party is the primary force capable of defeating the BJP with Congress support, while Congress MP Imran Masood cautioned them by pointing to the TMC's wide-margin defeat in Bengal and urged both parties to move together.
Akhilesh Yadav criticized the Congress and reaffirmed his commitment to the INDIA bloc after the Congress severed ties with the DMK and offered conditional support to Vijay's TVK to form a government in Tamil Nadu.
