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SP gives tickets to BJP rebels for council polls
Lucknow, Nov 11: In a surprise move, Samajwadi Party today gave tickets to three BJP rebels for the forthcoming legislative council polls and claimed that more `disgruntled` legislators of the saffron party were ready to join the SP.
Lucknow, Nov 11: In a surprise move, Samajwadi Party today gave tickets to three BJP rebels for the forthcoming legislative council polls and claimed that more "disgruntled"
legislators of the saffron party were ready to join the SP.
For 36 Vidhan Parishad seats at stake, Samajwadi Party
has so far announced 23 candidates.
Bharat Tripathi, a BJP MLC and a rebel, was made SP candidate from Sitapur while Shailendra Pratap Singh, BJP-supported independent MLC got the ruling party ticket from Sultanpur.
"At least four BJP legislators are in touch with us and have applied for SP ticket for the council elections," Shivpal Singh Yadav, state general secretary and agriculture minister in Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government told reporters here.
The BJP also received another setback when Akshay Pratap Singh, an independent MLC supported by it filed the nomination papers from Pratapgarh as Independent candidate supported by Samajwadi Party. Another BJP MLC Ajit Singh had resigned from BJP and sought SP ticket from Unnao.
The term of the council expires on January 15 next and election would be held before that.
The Vidhan Parishad members would be elected by the members of the local bodies, elections of which would be held in phased manner.
Samajwadi Party has so far announced candidates for the Vidhan Parishad elections in two phases. In the first phase it announced 19 candidates, dropping four sitting legislators.
Bharat Tripathi, a BJP MLC and a rebel, was made SP candidate from Sitapur while Shailendra Pratap Singh, BJP-supported independent MLC got the ruling party ticket from Sultanpur.
"At least four BJP legislators are in touch with us and have applied for SP ticket for the council elections," Shivpal Singh Yadav, state general secretary and agriculture minister in Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government told reporters here.
The BJP also received another setback when Akshay Pratap Singh, an independent MLC supported by it filed the nomination papers from Pratapgarh as Independent candidate supported by Samajwadi Party. Another BJP MLC Ajit Singh had resigned from BJP and sought SP ticket from Unnao.
The term of the council expires on January 15 next and election would be held before that.
The Vidhan Parishad members would be elected by the members of the local bodies, elections of which would be held in phased manner.
Samajwadi Party has so far announced candidates for the Vidhan Parishad elections in two phases. In the first phase it announced 19 candidates, dropping four sitting legislators.
Bureau Report