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Samajwadi Party skips Congress INDIA bloc lunch
The Indian Express··5d ago
Samajwadi Party MPs skipped a Congress-hosted INDIA bloc lunch at Sagar Ratna in Janpath on Wednesday. Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal said most SP MPs had left Delhi before the late plan was conveyed. An SP MP blamed patchy coordination after Tuesday's Election Commission protest. Congress seeks about 150 to 200 of 403 Uttar Pradesh seats.
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What It Means For You
- Alliance optics matter as parties press Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Uttar Pradesh seat sharing talks now sit beside the INDIA coordination dispute.
- Voters see whether SP and Congress keep a joint line after the Janpath absence.
What's Happening
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hosted the lunch before a Jantar Mantar move.
- Jairam Ramesh said invitations went out late and some parties could not attend.
- SP leaders said Akhilesh Yadav returned to Lucknow Tuesday night.
Why the Absence Drew Notice
- SP joined Tuesday's INDIA march; Yadav was detained then released.
- Congress sought to keep pressure over Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
- SP sources also cited annoyance at Congress prominence during the Akashvani sit-in.
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