SP-RLD seat-sharing pact in place: How the two parties have fared in recent polls in UP
The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), both members of the Opposition INDIA bloc, on Friday made a crucial announcement on seat-sharing negotiations. The RLD, the parties decided, would contest seven of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 Lok Sabha seats in the coming elections. Notably, the RLD has never won more than five parliamentary seats in UP in a single election.