Lucknow: Congress’ dismal performance in the Bihar assembly elections may cast a shadow over its alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh, where assembly polls are scheduled to be held in 2027.

Congress and SP had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in alliance in UP and managed to successfully counter the BJP in India’s biggest state. Together, the two parties won 43 of the 80 seats in the state.

BJP’s tally declined sharply from 62 to 33 in UP in the LS polls and the saffron party even lost the Ayodhya seat to SP nominee Awadhesh Prasad.

The SP leaders too now think that Congress’ vote bank has shrunk further. The political observers here feel that Congress’ hold over the Muslim voters may have weakened, as was evident in Bihar.

Speculations about a possible alliance be

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