Amid Seat-Sharing Talks With Congress, Akhilesh Yadav Names 16 Candidates

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.

Amid Seat-Sharing Talks With Congress, Akhilesh Yadav Names 16 Candidates

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.