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Allahabad: When the split in Samajwadi Party (SP) seems inevitable and possibility that Akhilesh-led SP faction may form an alliance with the Congress party, SP is likely to leave three Assembly seats of Allahabad for Congress.Among these, the City North seat may fall in the lap of Congress. "The Assembly seats of Koraon and Bara of trans-Ganga and Yamuna could be the two other seats that SP could vacate for Congress by the Akhilesh-led SP. He finds himself in an awkward situation as the possible alliance will force him to vacate the seat. SP does not have a strong backing in the constituency, it is more likely that the seat would be vacated for Congress. Singh had won the seat in 2012 by a margin of 16,092 votes, beating his nearest rival BSP candidate Harshvardhan Bajpayee..