Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced candidates for five more seats in Uttar Pradesh for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. In the third list announced on Tuesday, the BSP has named Arshad Ahmad Siddique from Dhaurah, Nakul Dubey from Sitapur, C.L. from Mohanlal Ganj. Verma, Sukhdev Verma from Fatehpur and Chandra Deo Ram Yadav from Kaisarganj have been fielded.
BSP has declared 17 Lok Sabha candidates earlier. Significantly, the BSP is contesting 38 seats by combine with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the state this time. This coalition includes the National
Lok Dal (RLD). The alliance has announced to not withdraw candidates from Rae Bareli and Amethi.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) President Sonia Gandhi Rai Bareilly and Congress President Rahul Gandhi are MPs from Amethi.
After the elections in Uttar Pradesh, after the Opposition to become a part of the SP BSP coalition, the SP leader on the statement of Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia will decide on the basis of circumstances after the election whether or not Congress is to be included in the coalition. Refusing to respond officially to the statement of Scindia, SP and BSP leaders said on Monday, "Based on the circumstances under which the election will take place, the SP BSP will decide to include the Congress in the coalition. "
