Congress, which had demanded 200 seats in the UP elections, has surrendered: The contenders kept waiting, but the Congress did not field a single candidate in even one of the 11 MLC seats.

In the UP elections, the Congress, which was demanding an equal number of seats for an alliance with the SP, surrendered in the MLC elections. The party did not field a candidate in even one of the 11 MLC seats, leaving the contenders waiting until the last day of nomination. Dainik Bhaskar spoke to 8 candidates who had been campaigning with the Congress flag for the past 10 months. They say the party betrayed them. Now, they face the challenge of saving their honor.