; seat-sharing talks to begin in September
Politics has intensified regarding next year’s UP elections. A flurry of accusations and counter-accusations continues between leaders. Meanwhile, UP Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam dismissed Om Prakash Rajbhar’s claim of any meeting or contact. He stated that he had neither met Rajbhar nor spoken to him over the phone.
Rajendra Gautam said, “He should show me a photo of the meeting. I don’t know why he’s saying this. I haven’t met him yet, nor have I spoken to him over the phone.”
Regarding seat-sharing within the Grand Alliance, Rajendra Pal Gautam said that talks are likely to begin next month. He said, “Talks will begin in September, and by October, seat agreements will be reached and the ticket distribution process will begin.”
The Congress in-charge said that seat-sharing within the alliance should be based on respect. He said that there may be some ups and downs, but our goal is to form the government. We are putting forward Akhilesh Yadav’s name. Congress has a big heart, and we hope they will too.
When asked about the demand for seats equal to the 2017 assembly elections, he said, “You can guess from the word ‘respectful,'” although he refrained from giving any number of seats.
Rajendra Pal Gautam described the caste census as a major political issue in the future. Taking aim at the central government, he said that the caste census format does not provide a separate column for the OBC category. He said that the caste census is going to become a major issue across the country. The Modi government does not realize this. The OBC column has not been provided in the caste census.