LUCKNOW: BSP declared Shahin Bano as its mayoral candidate for Lucknow municipal corporation on Friday. She is the second candidate from the Muslim community to be declared by the party for mayoral polls. On Tuesday, BSP had declared Khadija Masood as the candidate for Saharanpur mayoral seat.
The announcement of Bano's name was made by BSP MLC and in charge of the party's Lucknow division, Bhimrao Ambedkar along with the names of 30 other candidates for various wards of LMC.
Bano has been associated with the Bahujan Samaj Party since 2016 as an active party worker.