New Delhi, Mar 2 : UP Congress President Rita Bahuguna Joshi said on Monday that the party would like to contest at least 25 seats in the Uttar Pradesh.

Talking to the reporters here, she expressed her confidence that a consensus would be reached with Samajwadi Party, the alliance partner.

The Samajwadi Chief Mulayam Singh and party General Secretary Amar Singh had met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on March 1 and clarified that their party would not give more than 17 seats to the Congress.

The issue remained has unresolved.