Shivpal Yadav says his group will contest all 80 seats in UP in 2019

Samajwadi Party legislator Shivpal Yadav Friday said the Samajwadi Secular Morcha will contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 general elections. The statement comes days after Shivpal Yadav announced the formation of a Samajwadi Secular Morcha in a bid to rally those feeling neglected in the party. This fresh ferment within SP comes even as its proposed alliance with BSP hopes to put up a challenge to the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections in April-May 2019.