The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday announced the candidature of former MP Ram Ji Lal Suman, retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Alok Ranjan, and renominated Jaya Bachchan to the Rajya Sabha for the three seats of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
All three candidates filed their nomination papers at the State Assembly complex, in the presence of the SP president Akhilesh Yadav, General Secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav, and other party leaders. The scrutiny of the nomination papers will be held on February 16 from 11 a.m. onwards.