UP: BJP releases fresh list for Lok Sabha polls

LUCKNOW: Bringing curtain down over speculations over candidature of Varun Gandhi and his mom Maneka Gandhi, the BJP swapped their constituencies on Tuesday. Varun would now contest from Pilibhit while Maneka shall be fielded from Sultanpur parliamentary seat. The changes were made within the recent listing of 29 applicants released via the BJP on Tuesday. With this the BJP has anounced 58 applicants for UP.

The BJP additionally annouced the candidature of UP cupboard minister Satyadev Pachauri from Kanpur rather than BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi, hours after the latter ship out a message to his electorate about him being requested not to contest the Lok Sabha elections. The saffron birthday party made up our minds to field some other UP Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi from Allahabad. BJP determination to field Joshi, from Allahabad is noticed as BJP try to consolidate Brahmin vote financial institution. A former Congress individual, Joshi has been a mayor of Allahabad up to now.

The BJP additionally made up our minds to field newly inducted actor-turned flesh presser Jaya Pradha from Rampur. She can be up against senior SP leader Azam Khan. Jaya, who started her political profession from Telagu Desam Party (TDP) has represented the constituency in early 1990s switched over to Samajwadi Party and contested from Rampur in 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections, which she gained,

Likewise, SC/ST commission chairperson Ramashankar Katheria who used to be replaced via SP Singh Baghel in Agra has been shifted to the SP stronghold of Etawah reserved seat. The move is noticed as BJP try to cut into Dalit vote financial institution of BSP leader Mayawati who has were given right into a prepoll alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Party within the run up the high stake Lok Sabha elections due in the following few weeks. The BJP additionally banked on Subrat Pathak to tackle SP leader Akhilesh Yadav’s spouse Dimple in Kannauj.