SP And BSP Agree 'In Principle' On Alliance

Will not field candidates from Amethi, Rae Bareli: SP leader

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The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have agreed to an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, an SP leader said here on Saturday.

A formal announcement of the gathbandhan' between the two Uttar Pradesh-based parties may take place later this month, SP's national spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said.

Opportunistic, says BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State unit called the alliance opportunistic and anti-people.