The Opposition and ruling party had enough numbers to secure 10 and 3 seats, respectively. However, the saffron party fielded eighth candidate Sanjay Seth, necessitating an election.
Putting a brave front over the cross-voting by his party MLAs, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said that the decision to field a third candidate was a strategic move aimed at testing the true allegiance of his party members. Seven Samajwadi Party (SP) MLAs cross-voted for the BJP in the
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The struggling INDIA bloc received a welcome boost Wednesday after Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav hinted that seat-share talks with the Congress - for Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats - were nearly completed.