The Opposition INDIA bloc received another blow today — though not an unexpected one — as the Samajwadi Party released a list of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections amid seat-sharing talks with the Congress.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav made it clear that his party will do what it thinks is best . No clearance from the Congress is needed.
Among the candidates named today is Dimple Yadav, the wife of the SP chief, who will be contesting from family bastion Mainpuri.
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