On the final day of nominations, the BSP replaced its candidates for the Jaunpur and Basti Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. In Jaunpur, Srikala Reddy Singh s candidacy was replaced by MP Shyam Singh Yadav, who filed his nomination on the same day.
In an appeal filed by the former MP and his associate, they urged the High Court to stay the operation and the effect of the judgment and release them on bail.
Jaunpur Lok Sabha elections: Convicted gangster-turned-politician Dhananjay Singh's wife Srikala Reddy Singh (BSP) will face Home Minister Kripa Shankar Singh (BJP) and Babu Singh Kushwaha (SP)