Congress Seeks 181 UP Seats. Arithmetic Chokes.
The Take
Congress wants 181 seats in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly. The party won zero Lok Sabha seats from UP in 2019. Akhilesh Yadav offered them the elegant formula: add one to 180. Alliance partners usually fight the BJP, but Congress fights the ally. SP workers need only one abacus to settle this negotiation. Greed has never been this numerate.
The Wire
Akhilesh Yadav responded sarcastically to Congress's seat-sharing demand for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, saying they should "add one to 180," implying Congress wants 181 seats. AAP's Sanjay Singh criticised Congress for troubling allies instead of fighting the BJP. The seat-sharing deadlock mirrors the Bihar election embarrassment, per Moneycontrol. Hindustan Times and Newstrack also reported the remark.
The receipts
Source: ANI News