Bharatiya Janata Party today declared its 9th list of candidates, including the names on VIP seats in Lucknow. State cabinet minister Brajesh Pathak has got a ticket from Lucknow Cantt seat - considered as the safest seat for the ruling party in the state.
In other highlights, Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit was denied a ticket as the party fielded Ashutosh Shukla from the Bhagwantnagar Assembly constituency.
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Swati Singh, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women's Welfare in the Yogi Adityanath govt didn't get ticket from Sarojini Nagar. Rajeshwar Singh got ticket the same seat. pic.twitter.com/5LGIskG0HU
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Another VIP candidate, Swati Singh, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women's Welfare, didn't get a ticket from Sarojini Nagar. Rajeshwar Singh got ticket the same seat.