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VARANASI: Reacting sharply to SP and BSP announcing their alliance to jointly contest the upcoming general elections in UP, Congress veteran and party's manifesto committee chairman P Chidambaram said, "Congress party should not be underestimated and it still has hope of a 'broad-based alliance' in the state. "In a chat with reporters here on Saturday, Chidambaram made it clear that Congress has not lost all hope in Uttar Pradesh He said, "We know about the announcement regarding formation of alliance by BSP and SP. Maybe there will be some rethink as elections approach and a truly broad based alliance would be formed in UP." "To defeat BJP, all the progressive, secular and liberal-minded parties should come together", he said. But perhaps this is not the last word..