Congress will support nominees from Samajwadi Party or other INDIA bloc parties in UP Assembly By-polls
According to sources the congress party on thursday announced that it will not field candidates in the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are taking place. Instead, it will support nominees from the Samajwadi party or other india bloc parties. AICC General Secretary avinash Pande made the announcement at a press conference at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi, where Congress’s Uttar Pradesh chief ajay Rai was also present.Meanwhile Pande stated that the decision was made after consultations with Rai, congress Legislature party leader Aradhna Mishra, AICC General Secretary for Organisation KC Venugopal, leader of the Opposition in the lok sabha rahul Gandhi, congress President mallikarjun Kharge, and the leadership of the Samajwadi Party. He noted that congress workers and leaders would work unconditionally to ensure the victory of candidates from the india bloc. However, he clarified that the candidates and symbols will belong to the Samajwadi party or any other india bloc ally, not to the Congress.Moreover the nine assembly seats up for election are Katehari, Karhal, Mirapur, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, Sisamau, Khair, Phulpur, and Kundarki. The bypolls will be held on november 13, with results to be announced on november 23.