The Uttar Pradesh unit of Congress party on Saturday announced it will support the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the Ghosi Assembly byelection, which is scheduled for September 5. Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai asked the party leaders and the workers to fully support and campaign for the SP candidate. “I request all party workers to fully support Sudhakar Singh ji (SP candidate) in the Ghosi byelections and make him victorious by huge margin. It is my request,” said Mr. Rai, the newly appoint state head in a video message.
Speaking with The Hindu, Congress leaders describing the SP as partner under Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc who wants to save country’s democracy, adding that the party leaders and workers at the local level will campaign for the SP candidate to make sure the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gets defeated in the crucial bypolls.
