Vijay secures majority mark as Left parties, VCK back TVK
In a major political development in Tamil Nadu, the CPI, CPM, and VCK have agreed to support the TVK chief, enabling the party to reach the crucial halfway majority mark of 118 MLAs.
SP, BSP seal seat sharing pact: Can Bua-Bhatija jodi halt Modi wave in 2019 polls?
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 12, 2019 20:22 IST
The two rival parties -- Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) -- on Saturday announced an alliance in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019. The two parties have decided 50-50 seat-sharing deal in Uttar Pradesh. Out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, SP and BSP will contest on 38 seats each and have left two seats for the smaller parties.
Meanwhile, to a question as to whether Mayawati could be the possible prime minister face of the alliance, Akhilesh said, "UP has given PM a number of times in the past and once again the next PM will be from UP."
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