Amid reports that alliance talks between Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress have hit a dead end, Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday asserted that seat-sharing talks are on and a final deal could be announced any point of time.
“It [seat-sharing] is in final stage. Anytime, it can be finalised,” Mr. Venugopal told reporters at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in response to a question on whether the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has derailed in Uttar Pradesh.
Specifically asked if the Congress would accept the SP offer of 17 seats as the final offer, Mr. Venugopal said, “The discussion is going on. It will be finalised at any point of time. Wait for sometime.”
