Laying to rest speculations of Swami Prasad Maurya joining the Bahujan Samaj Party, Mayawati on Thursday announced two more candidates for the
Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, including its nominee from Kushinagar constituency.
In its 14th list of candidates released on Thursday, the BSP has fielded Shubh Narayan Chauhan from Kushinagar and Sandesh Yadav alias Mister from Deoria.
The BSP’s latest list of candidates is a big setback for Swami Prasad Maurya. He had announced to contest from Kushinagar Lok Sabha seat and there were speculations of his going with the BSP. But Mayawati has put an end to all speculations by announcing the party’s candidate for the Kushinagar Lok Sabha seat.
Swami Prasad Maurya was to file his nomination on Thursday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Vijay Dubey from Kushinagar while INDIA bloc has fielded Ajay Pratap.
Akhilesh Pratap Singh is in the fray on Congress ticket from Deoria while the BJP has fielded Shashank Mani Tripathi from there.
Kushinagar and Deoria will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1.
