INDIA bloc intact, SP & Congress to jointly fight by-polls: Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said the INDIA bloc is intact in UP, and SP and Congress will contest upcoming by-polls in the state together. This comes after SP announced names of six candidates for upcoming by-elections, while Congress claimed they weren't consulted by Akhilesh Yadav-led party before releasing names. SP and Congress are part of the INDIA bloc.