2027-ലെ ഉത്തർപ്രദേശ് നിയമസഭാ തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിൽ സീറ്റ് വിഭജനത്തെക്കാൾ സഖ്യത്തിന്റെ വിജയത്തിനാണ് മുൻഗണനയെന്ന് സമാജ്വാദി പാർട്ടി അധ്യക്ഷൻ അഖിലേഷ് യാദവ് വ്യക്തമാക്കി. ജനാധിപത്യത്തെയും ഭരണഘടനയെയും സംരക്ഷിക്കാൻ പ്രതിപക്ഷ ഐക്യം അനിവാര്യമാണെന്നും, വർഗീയതയെ തടയാൻ കൂട്ടായ പോരാട്ടം ആവശ്യമാണെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം എക്സിലൂടെ ആവർത്തിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞു.
Amid seat-sharing talks with the Congress for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said securing victory for the opposition alliance mattered more than the number of seats allocated to individual parties.
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister asserted that a united effort is needed to protect democracy, the Constitution and reservation.
In a post on X, Yadav said, "When the objective is clear, there is hand-in-hand cooperation; when the destination is in sight, the journey becomes easier."
He said the important issue was not how many seats each alliance partner gets or which seat goes to whom, but ensuring that the alliance emerges victorious.
"I once again repeat: It is not about seats, it is about victory," he said.
Yadav said such a victory would go beyond individual alliance constituents and represent the success of a collective effort aimed at preventing communalism from raising its head again.
He said the joint struggle was also aimed at ensuring that there was no "BJP heat" on democracy, the Constitution and reservation, and that harmony, development and prosperity returned to the country.