India, June 17 -- LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the INDIA bloc is intact and asserted that his party will contest the 2027 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh as part of the opposition grouping.

The former chief minister also said that the SP is fully prepared for the panchayat polls likely to be held in the state early next year.

To a query on a recent statement by Congress MP Imran Masood regarding seat sharing between the SP and the Congress in 2027, Yadav said: "We are not bothered about any such statement...India bloc is intact and we are firmly with it. Those who are unhappy can walk out...the alliance will contest the elections together."

A few days back, Masood had told media: "We (Congress) w...