news desk – Political parties have intensified their preparations for the 2027 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, Apna Dal (S) President and Union Minister Anupriya Patel has given such a statement in Orai, Jalaun, which has intensified the discussion regarding seat sharing within the NDA. He said that Apna Dal (S) is ready to contest elections on all 403 assembly seats in the state. However, he also clarified that the five NDA parties will decide the distribution of seats by mutual consent.
Addressing a public meeting in Orai, Anupriya Patel said that Apna Dal (S) is ready to contest elections on all 403 assembly seats in the state. He said that the party has a support base in Jalaun also and the possibility of contesting elections here cannot be ruled out. However, he said that the final decision on seat sharing will be taken by mutual consent among the NDA constituents.
Anupriya Patel said that there has been good coordination between BJP and Apna Dal for a long time and there is no need to worry about seats. He also claimed to have scored a hat-trick for NDA. Along with this, he welcomed Chandrashekhar's new alliance and said that every political party has the right to form alliance and contest elections.
Referring to the growing political base of Apna Dal (S), Anupriya Patel said that even though there has been a delay in gaining supporters, people's love for the party has not diminished. He said that the history of Apna Dal is not unknown to the people and the party has always worked to raise voice for every section of the society, Dalits, downtrodden and weaker sections.
He said that the party started the struggle on the streets and through the struggle it has reached such a point that Apna Dal is present in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and has also registered its presence in the Parliament of the country.
Referring to the political journey of the party, Anupriya Patel said that in 2009, Apna Dal had reached Uttar Pradesh Assembly with its four MLAs. In 2012, the people from the land of Barabanki blessed her and she reached the assembly. After this, the number of party MLAs continued to increase. He told that in 2017, Apna Dal contested elections on 11 seats and reached the assembly by winning nine seats.
Referring to the party's performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Anupriya Patel said that in 2014, two MPs from Apna Dal were elected to the Parliament and in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections also, two MPs from the party reached the Parliament. He said that in 2022, the party will contest elections on 17 seats and it has 13 MLAs present in the assembly. One member of the party is also present in the Legislative Council.
Anupriya Patel said that today Apna Dal has emerged as the third largest political force in Uttar Pradesh. He said that only two parties are ahead of him, but the party is not going to be satisfied with number three. He called upon the workers to further increase their pace and said that they should not stop until Apna Dal becomes the number one party in Uttar Pradesh.
He called upon the workers to hoist their party flag at every booth in the state. After this statement of Anupriya Patel, political discussions have intensified regarding seat sharing within the NDA in the 2027 assembly elections.