Samajwadi Party releases 19 member star campaigner list for UP bypolls

The prominent leaders in the list include, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, party's Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav, party's Jaswantnagar MLA Shivpal Yadav.

Nine of the ten vacant assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will go to polls on November 13, except Milkipur of Ayodhya district.

The SP star campaigners list also includes party MP Dimple Yadav, Avadhesh Prasad, and Jaya Bachchan.

According to a Samajwadi Party release, prominent leaders will actively campaign to support the party's candidates in the upcoming elections.

Earlier in a post on X, the SP chief highlighted that the INDIA bloc candidates would be contesting the bypolls under his party's symbol.

"It is not about seats but about winning. Under this strategy, the joint candidates of 'India Alliance' will contest all 9 seats on the Samajwadi Party's election symbol, 'cycle'. Congress and the Samajwadi Party are united and standing shoulder to shoulder for a big victory. India Alliance is going to write a new chapter of victory in this by-election," read the post on X.

Meanwhile, the Congress party has announced that it has decided not to field candidates in the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are being held, said Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey on Thursday.

Addressing a press conference here, Avinash Pandey said, "The Congress has decided not to field candidates in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh bypolls and has announced its support for the Samajwadi Party (SP) in UP."

The nine assembly seats where bypolls are being held are Meerapur, Kundarki, Khair, Karhal, Phulpur, and Katehari. The counting of votes is scheduled for November 23. (ANI)