Trinamool supports SP-Cong alliance: Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended her “full support” to the Samajwadi Party and Congress alliance for the coming Uttar Pradesh polls.

“Full support from Trinamool Congress @AITCofficial to the good alliance for UP between @incindia & @samajwadiparty,” Banerjee said in a tweet.

Capping days of feverish parleys, Congress and Samajwadi Party today forged an alliance to contest the UP Assembly polls together.

According to the terms of alliance, the SP will contest 298 of the 403 seats while rest 105 will be for Congress.

–PTI