Vote for BJP in urban local bodies" poll for "triple engine" govt in UP: Adityanath

UP: Man booked for attempting to rape 5-year-old girl

Congress to mark 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra with concert in Jaipur

BJYM, Hindu outfits put off planned protest march at AMU

Karachi battles gas crisis; residents face unannounced load shedding, 2-hr gas supply in a day

Elderly man in judicial custody dies during treatment in UP hospital

Himachal Pradesh skittle Haryana for 46, take 200-run lead on Day 1

Pak court grants protective bail to PM Shehbaz"s son Suleman in money laundering case

British Library celebrates India ties with exhibition on Hampi

Nine policemen suspended after suspect dies in police custody in UP

Gangster"s property attached in UP"s Pratapgarh district

Maoists torch construction company vehicles in Jharkhand’s Chatra district

Sino-India border situation "generally stable": China on Yangtse clash

Babar Azam not taking advice from seniors, claims Shahid Afridi

Qlite Global launches their exclusive Grand Experience Centre

"Disillusioned with central leadership": Sikkim BJP president says he has resigned

2001 attack anniversary: Ready to guard new Parliament if directed, say CRPF heroes

Class 2 student dies after scuffle with fellow students in UP

Three killed in accident in UP"s Lakhimpur KheriLakhimpur Kheri (UP), Dec 13 (PTI) Three motorcycle borne youths were killed and "

Abandoned girl child from Assam adopted by Spanish professor

Home >> Lucknow

Down to 2 seats in 2014, win to boost Cong revival

| Wednesday | 12th December, 2018

The result tally has also shown the SP and BSP their place. If they are against the BJP, as they claim, the two regional players have no option but to join hands with the Congress. There will be no dearth of issues and events to attack our rival,” sources said. Modi is already scheduled to visit Rae Bareli on December 16. Keeping in mind that 17 regional leaders—they attended the opposition party meeting in New Delhi on Monday—are with the Congress, SP and BSP leaders are finding themselves isolated.“They (SP-BSP) now have to make a choice and prove whether they are with the BJP or against it.

LUCKNOW: The resurrection of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh is set to give the grand old party more elbow room to flex its muscles and attain bargaining power even as the SP and BSP inch closer to forging an alliance in UP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.The Congress is now keeping watch on the two regional giants—SP and BSP—which were seeking to cobble up an alliance amid feelers that the Congress would be restricted to 10-12 seats in the general elections next year. Sharing that both SP and BSP were nudging the Congress till now, sources said that with a government in three states of the Hindi heartland, the Congress would now be able to bring them to the table for conversation.In several ways, the elections have established that the Congress can steer the mega alliance ship. The result tally has also shown the SP and BSP their place. Keeping in mind that 17 regional leaders—they attended the opposition party meeting in New Delhi on Monday—are with the Congress, SP and BSP leaders are finding themselves isolated.“They (SP-BSP) now have to make a choice and prove whether they are with the BJP or against it. If they are against the BJP, as they claim, the two regional players have no option but to join hands with the Congress. They also know that they won’t gain much by experimenting,” explained a senior Congress leader.At the same time, the Rahul Gandhi-led party will now intensify the attack on BJP and fuel incumbency against it.“While Modi has been exposed, Yogi is finding himself on a sticky wicket on law and order and governance fronts. There will be no dearth of issues and events to attack our rival,” sources said. UPCC president Raj Babbar said: “All roads for change pass through UP, which will become the centre of all activity now.”The Congress victory also comes at a time when the BJP seeks to make inroads into Rae Bareli and Amethi, the two strongholds of the grand old party, represented by Sonia and Rahul, respectively, in the Lok Sabha. Modi is already scheduled to visit Rae Bareli on December 16.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

₹ 10 - ₹ 1000

NYOOOZ FRIEND

₹ 2000 - ₹ 5000

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.

Stay updated with all the Lucknow Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.