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Congress-Samajwadi Party announce alliance for UP Assembly polls

| | Jan 23, 2017, at 12:21 am
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Congress and Samajwadi Party have announced alliance for the upcoming assemly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her Trinamool Congress supported the alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for the UP assembly polls.

"Full support from Trinamool Congress @AITCofficial to the good alliance for UP between @incindia & @samajwadiparty," Banerjee tweeted.

Launching the poll manifesto, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday attacked the Centre and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is giving people 'broom' or asking to perform yoga in the name of 'good days'.

"BJP has nothing to talk about development," Yadav said while addressing the rally.

"They sometimes give you broom or ask you to perform yoga," he said.

Yadav said people have faith on his government.

"We have no competitor. People have faith on us," he said.

"I have seen both good and bad in very small time," he said.

He urge young people of the state to vote for his party.

"You will see the development, UP si going to witness in the upcoming days," he said.

UP will elect a new assembly in the upcoming days.

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