CoNgreSS to ALLy wIth rLD
With the Election Commission announcing the dates of the Assembly elections in five states, the Congress is not left with any option but to finalise its strategy. It may go for an alliance with Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal even before it strikes an alliance with the Samajwadi Party. Western Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress is not strong, but the RLD has some base, will go for elections first. Ajit Singh has already joined hands with JD(U) and has been holding successful rallies in western UP. The Congress after joining hands with the RLD hopes to work for an alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav group in the Samajwadi Party.