Lucknow, Jan. 13 -- Snubbed by the SP and BSP who have joined hands in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Sunday said it will contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state but insisted that its doors were open for secular parties willing to defeat the BJP.
A day after arch rivals Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced an alliance, Congress General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad said his party not being a part of the alliance was a blessing in disguise as it will get to contest all the seats in the state.
"Our party is rather happy... Had there been an alliance we would have to be contend with 25-30 seats. But now we will be contesting in all the seats. We are all prepared and will contest in all the 80 seats," Azad told th...