Lok Sabha Election: In UP, Congress seals alliance with Apna Dal; gives 2 Lok Sabha seats

Krishna Patel's daughter and union minister Anupriya Patel, who leads the Apna Dal (Sonelal), has tied up with the BJP

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday finalised the seat-sharing agreement with the Apna Dal led by Krishna Patel and allocated it two Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The Apna Dal will contest from two parliamentary constituencies -- Basti and Gonda, the Congress announced.

Congress and Apna Dal have entered into an alliance in UP. The Congress Party has reserved 2 parliament seats for the alliance, Basti and Gonda, as Son in Law of Krishna Patel, Pankaj Niranjan Singh Chandel joined @INCIndia @abpnewstv @RahulGandhi @priyankagandhi @JM_Scindia pic.twitter.com/Fx3N2m63si

— Ashish/Aashu (ABP News) (@AshishSinghLIVE) March 16, 2019

Pankaj Niranjan Singh Chandel, the son-in-law of Patel, joined the Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi and general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia. Patel was also present there. Krishna Patel's daughter and union minister Anupriya Patel, who leads the Apna Dal (Sonelal), has tied up with the BJP on Friday. BJP president Amit Shah announced the agreement on Twitter, saying that Apna Dal (S) leader and Union minister Anupriya Patel would again contest from Mirzapur. Shah said the second seat would be finalised later after deliberations between leaders of both the parties. Uttar Pradesh has 80 Lok Sabha seats.