SP to contest on 65 of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024

The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday indicated that it will contest on 65 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024. SP president Akhilesh Yadav called upon party workers to make full preparations to remove the BJP from power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday indicated that it will contest on 65 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024. SP president Akhilesh Yadav, who attended a meeting of the party's state executive committee here, called upon party workers to make full preparations to remove the BJP from power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Yadav Asks Party Workers to Make Full Preparations

This election will decide the future of coming generations. It will be the last election to save democracy and the Constitution. Party workers should make full preparations to remove the BJP from power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," Yadav was quoted as having told the state executive meet at the party headquarters here.

SP-led Alliance to Contest on 65 Seats

The Samajwadi Party, which is the main constituent of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance INDIA of opposition parties, also indicated that it will contest on 65 seats leaving the remaining to its allies. SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary, while confirming that the party president has given indications of the party contesting on 65 seats, said that he has asked for making preparations for all the 80 seats.

Yadav Cautions Against BJP's Misuse of Administration

Yadav has asked party workers to remain vigilant at the booth level to prevent the BJP from coming to power, Chaudhary told PTI. Asked whether the Samajwadi Party will be a part of the INDIA bloc in the parliamentary elections amid the strained relations between it and the Congress over seat sharing for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Chaudhary said, "There is an alliance for the Lok Sabha elections, that is certain."

SP to Focus on Caste Census

In his address, Yadav cautioned the BJP government will try to influence the elections by misusing the administration. Stressing that his party will expose the anti-people policies of the BJP, he said the Samajwadi Party is not afraid of BJPs conspiracies and malicious actions. People are looking at the Samajwadi Party as an alternative. BJP is implicating Samajwadi Party workers in false cases. The public is watching everything, they will remove BJP from power in 2024, he said.

The Samajwadi Party has been fighting for social justice for a long time and the conduct of a caste census is very important to take this fight forward. Only through this census will everyone get their rights and respect, he said, adding that the BJP was against holding a caste census.