PRAYAGRAJ: After Apna Dal (S) chief Anupriya Patel refused to field a candidate against her mother and chief of Apna Dal (Kameravadi) Krishna Patel, who is contesting from Pratapgarh Sadar assembly seat, the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Tuesday fielded its candidate Rajendra Kumar from the seat and he filed his nomination on Tuesday.
Apna Dal (S) district president (Pratapgarh) Brijesh Kumar Patel told TOI, “Apna Dal (S) refused to field party’s candidate against her mother and chief of Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) Krishna Patel to express her respect and gratitude towards her.”