Alliance with Congress off to a good start on 11 Lok Sabha seats in UP: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav expresses optimism about alliance with Congress, making progress on 11 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The announcement comes at a time when there are indications that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar may be reconsidering being part of the opposition bloc INDIA and could be thinking of once again allying with the BJP-led NDA.