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UP: BJP completes seat-sharing pact with RLD The BJP will contest on 73 seats out of the 80 in Uttar Pradesh [Images] in the Lok Sabha elections as per the seat-sharing agreement reached between the saffron party and the Ajit Singh-led RLD. The agreement was reached during the meeting Ajit Singh had with BJP senior leader L K Advani [Images] at his residence. The main opposition has arrived upon a formula to give seven seats to RLD in the state, a senior party leader told PTI. "Ajit Singh met L K Advani at his residence today in the evening. The party will contest on 73 seats in Uttar Pradesh while seven seats would be given to RLD," the leader said. A formal announcement by the party about seat sharing in the state is expected in a couple of days. However, the saffron party has not made clear whether RLD would be a part of the NDA or this is merely a seat sharing arrangement. The alliance is vital for the party as its president Rajnath Singh is contesting on Ghaziabad seat, where RLD has a sizable support base. Former UP chief minister and BJP vice-president Kalyan Singh, who recently left the saffron party, had openly declared his opposition to the BJP-RLD alliance.
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