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Samajwadi Party to field third candidate in Rajya Sabha elections
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News18•05-10-2026, 15:02
Samajwadi Party to field third candidate in Rajya Sabha elections
- •Samajwadi Party has announced it will field a third candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.
- •SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra stated that the nomination will take place tomorrow at Vidhan Bhavan with 10 MLAs signing as proposers.
- •SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav hinted at potential cross-voting and stated that many BJP MLAs are in touch with him.
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The Samajwadi Party's third candidate for the Rajya Sabha will file their nomination at the Vidhan Bhavan at 11:00 AM.
Signatures from 10 MLAs were obtained as proposers for the third candidate, with SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra confirming that he also signed as a proposer.
Akhilesh Yadav stated that the Rajya Sabha elections are a time for reunion and putting aside past grievances to shake hands with friends who want to cooperate, while noting that many BJP MLAs are in touch with him.
