After days of wrangling over the distribution of seats, the two parties agreed on a seat sharing formula under which the Congress will contest 105 seats while the SP will battle it out in 298 seats under Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The Congress emerged a winner from the deal as it got thrice the number of seats than its 2012 tally of just 28. It was soon followed up by the party announcing in a separate note that it would also contest on two seats in neighbouring Amethi —Amethi and Gauriganj. It was soon followed by the party announcing that it would also contest on two seats in Amethi —Amethi and Gauriganj. In 2012, the Congress had fared badly in Amethi and Congress, winning only one, while the SP had secured eight.

Source: The Hindu January 22, 2017 13:11 UTC