SP and Congress clash over who is best placed to defeat BJP in 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls

The Samajwadi Party and the Indian National Congress have begun sparring publicly over which party is better positioned to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, exposing tensions within the broader opposition camp.

Both parties are staking a claim to lead the anti-BJP charge in India's most populous and politically consequential state, even as the contest remains years away. The dispute risks undermining any coordinated opposition effort against the ruling party, which comfortably retained the state in 2022.