Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) vice-president Jayant Chaudhary Wednesday met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav here and held discussions on a seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The meeting took place at the Samajwadi Party headquarters. “It was a good discussion (on seat sharing) with Akhilesh and you will know the outcome soon,” Chaudhary told reporters after the meeting.
Sources, however, claimed that Akhilesh Yadav has agreed to give the RLD four Lok Sabha seats against the six demanded by RLD national vice-president Jayant Chaudhary. The final confirmation will only be made after discussing the new arrangement with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati.
The RLD is likely to contest from Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Mathura and Hathras. However, the SP will field its own candidate under the RLD symbol in Mathura. The sources also said that Jayant Chaudhary might contest from Ajit Singh’s traditional constituency of Baghpat and the RLD chief could contest from Muzaffarnagar.
On January 12, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party had announced a tie-up for the upcoming parliamentary elections and said that smaller parties would be accommodated. The RLD had earlier said talks for finding a place in the alliance were on, reports PTI
