With the Samajwadi Party and Congress are engaged in finalising the nitty-gritty of a pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, posters have appeared at several places in the city depicting Rahul Gandhi as Lord Krishna and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as Arjuna on a chariot. It is reported that the talks are going on between Dimple the wife of Akhilesh and Priyank the sister of Rahul.
Akhilesh holds bow and arrow on the back seat, whereas Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is driving the chariot.The posters also carry Samajwadi party poll symbol ‘cycle’ and slogan ‘Vikas Se Vijay Ki Ore Chale Do Maharathi’.
These posters appeared at Beniyabagh, Chetganj and other places in the city.
Ram Gopal from SP and Azad from Congress would continue to hold discussions over seat sharing. They would also keep in mind the Rashtriya Lok Dal which is likely to be part of the alliance. Some seats would have to be allocated to the RLD as well.
In another development, Akhilesh is likely to release a fresh list of candidates. He is likely to give tickets to a majority of the sitting MLAs from the SP.
However, the list will not have the name of his uncle Shivpal and the same has been indicated to Mulayam Singh Yadav as well.
After announcing the alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017, the Congress is finalising the smaller details which includes the number of seats it wants to contest. During a meeting between Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress and Ram Gopal Yadav of the SP, the former sought 89 seats.
