Samajwadi Party decided to field Begum Mumtaz Jehan for by-election to Baheri Assembly earlier represented by party MLA Manzoor Ahmed who was gunned down outside the Raj Bhawan in Lucknow. The party's nominee for Jehangir Ganj will be Bhim Sonkar, SP spokesman and general secretary Amar Singh told reporters after the party's parliamentary board meeting.

Singh said Samajwadi Party will support Kalyan Singh's Rashtriya Kranti Party in Dibai Assembly seat.

The board authorised party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to decide the candidate for Akbarpur Lok Sabha seat vacated by BSP leader Mayawati, Singh added.
Bureau Report