LS alliance: Akhilesh maintains suspense on Cong

​SP and BSP have decided to fight the upcoming national elections together. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which has a presence in western UP, has also been accommodated in the alliance. In 2014 polls, the BJP won 71 seats in the state, securing 42.63 per cent of the votes.

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