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Gangster-politician died following a cardiac arrest in Uttar Pradesh's Banda on March 28. Ansari, a former five-time legislator, was facing about 63 criminal cases involving murder, kidnapping, and extortion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to file his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, seeking a third consecutive term from the constituency.
With Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai busy campaigning in Varanasi from where he is contesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Gandhi siblings addressing just one rally and a roadshow so far, the Congress has left its UP campaign during the first two phases of elections largely to AICC general secretary in charge of the state Avinash Pande, who focused mainly on holding INDIA bloc co-ordination meetings in the districts.
Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai said candidates for Amethi and Raebareli Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will be declared after Holi. "After Holi, the names of the candidates for the remaining eight seats of Uttar Pradesh, including Amethi and Raebareli, will be declared," Rai told news agency PTI.
The Congress on Thursday released its third list of Lok Sabha elections, fielding its leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury once again from Baharampur and veteran leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Pradip Bhattacharya from Kolkata Uttar in West Bengal. The list of 57 has the names of the kin of many Congress leaders and several turncoats.
In a fresh setback to the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, its veteran leader and probable candidate for the Kanpur Nagar Lok Sabha seat, Ajay Kapoor, 56, left the party to join the BJP on Wednesday. Kapoor, who has been with the Congress for over three decades and has represented it thrice in the state Assembly — besides having served on various party posts over three decades — was the serving AICC secretary and co-in-charge of Bihar.
The newly formed state election committee of the UP unit of the Congress on Sunday “unanimously recommended” that members of the Gandhi family should contest from Amethi and Raebareli Lok Sabha constituencies.
While the outcome of the elections to the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday dealt a blow to the Samajwadi Party (SP), it also has ramifications for the Opposition INDIA alliance just ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.