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Congress hints at SP alliance as Akhilesh-Mulayam feud continues

Akhilesh-Mulayam battle continues, despite efforts by others for a compromise

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Uttar Pradesh Congress President Raj Babbar with senior party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad at the executive meeting of UP Congress in Lucknow (Photo: PTI)

Amit Agnihotri New Delhi
The Congress made some pro-alliance noises in Uttar Pradesh, even as a patch-up attempt between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh proved futile.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, in charge of Congress affairs in Lucknow, hinted to party seniors there at a possible alliance with the SP. He said the Congress was preparing to fight in all 403 legislative assembly seats for the coming election but there was also a need for secular forces to come together to defeat the "communal" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress chief ministerial nominee Sheila Dikshit told his newspaper: "I am prepared to withdraw my

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