NEW DELHI: The new Congress in-charge for UP, Rajendra Pal Gautam, kickstarted his innings with a demand for parity and respect from Samajwadi Party for the coming UP elections, accentuating the fault line of "seat distribution" that has dogged the alliance in the past. It has raised concerns in some quarters that such debate is distracting from serious issues to corner the governing BJP.Congress's focus on its organisational building across the state - a shorthand for larger seat share - defies the urgency that SP has sought to insert in the preparation for the state elections scheduled for Feb 2027.Only days ago, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had litigated the issue in the meeting of INDIA bloc by making a forceful plea that Congress show a big heart toward regional parties. It echoed the unea