MP polls: Cong may offer BSP 26 seats

Bhopal | Monday | 16th July, 2018

Summary:

BSP in-charge for MP, R K Rajbhar, had visited Bhopal a few days ago and said that they would contest all 230 seats in MP. Bhopal: Congress and BSP seem to be inching closer to an alliance for the forthcoming assembly election. Sources say Congress is likely to offer BSP 26 seats in the 230-seat Madhya Pradesh assembly and BSP.The seat-sharing formula was discussed at a meeting between Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, PCC chief Kamal Nath and AICC general secretary in charge of MP, Dipak Bawaria on Saturday. Unless there are instructions from Behenji, I can’t say anything on the issue.”A crucial pointer is that BSP did not contest any of the three recent byelections in MP. On Saturday, speaking to TOI from Lucknow, he said: “We have received no directions from the party on the alliance..