Lucknow,

19 May (HS): Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party, stated on

Tuesday that the coalition with its allies will continue in future elections,

claiming that the formula will be victory rather than seats. When asked at a

newspaper event if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and him will campaign together

in the next elections, Yadav said his party had extensive experience conducting

alliances and always guaranteed that its partners profited from the arrangement.

We

have formed various alliances. We have experience with coalitions, and the

Samajwadi Party has always delivered results for its allies. We have never

deceived someone. The current partnership will remain, Yadav stated.

He

stated that future coalition conversations will not be about haggling for

seats, but about assuring electoral victory. There will be no issue of seats in

the partnership. Even during the Lok Sabha elections, I stated that the issue

was not seats, but victory. The same formula will apply again. He stated that

the question will be about winning rather than seats. The words are significant

in light of ongoing conversations about opposition unity and potential

seat-sharing arrangements for Uttar Pradesh's assembly elections next year.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi