He said how far have the talks progressed, only Akhilesh Yadav can say something about it. However, Ashish Patel, the working president of Apna Dal (Sonelal), told PTI, "For Rajbhar, it is enough to know that Apna Dal (S) is a part of the BJP-led NDA. Discussions on seat sharing with the BJP is going on, and this time, the party will contest on more seats as compared to the previous elections." In the 2017 state assembly polls, the Apna Dal (S) had contested as an ally of the BJP on 12 seats, and won nine seats.