SP ties up with Nishad Party, Janwadi Party (S)

Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) With less than 15 days for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday announced a tie-up with Janwadi Party (Socialist) and the Nishad Party.Akhilesh Yadav made the announcement at a press conference but did not share details about seat sharing with the two parties. He said his party will conduct research to come up with a scheme to eliminate poverty. "We are studying a pro-poor scheme so that a package can be given to them."His remarks came a day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi announced a scheme for the poor.The Samajwadi Party is contesting the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
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