Congress Wants 181 Seats; We've Decided Ours: Akhilesh Yadav On SP Alliance Talks| HTLS 2026

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has spoken about the seat-sharing negotiations with Congress ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2026, Yadav revealed that Congress has sought 181 of the state's 403 Assembly seats. Describing the relationship between the two parties as “very good”, he said the SP has already decided how many seats it intends to contest.