UP polls: Bhartiya Janata Party releases second list of candidates for 155 seats

The Bhartiya Janata Party on Sunday announced the second list of candidates for 155 seats in UP Assembly election. Pankaj Singh, son of Union Minister Rajnath Singh to contest from Noida.

Rita Bahuguna to contest from Lucknow Cantt, Siddharth Nath Singh to contest from Allahabad West and Garima Singh to contest from Amethi.

The BJP had recently released a list of 149 candidates for Western UP and it doesn't include any Muslim face even as the region has maximum number of Muslim voters. There are 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.

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#BJP releases second list of candidates for 155 seats in #UPElections2017

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