Samajwadi party has expelled Mukesh Bahadur Singh, the party candidate for the legislative council election from Raibareli seat. He has been expelled from the party for anti party activities particularly his growing proximity with the congress candidate. Dinesh Bahadur Singh.
All the SP leaders of the SP of Raibareli and the MlAs had accompanied the huge procession of Mukesh Bahadur Singh when he filed his nomination papers. SP sources said the candidate has been expelled from the party as he had joined hands with the Congress.
Earlier the SP had expelled CP Chand, the rebel party candidate from the Gorakhpur-Maharajganj seat. Of the total 36 seats, 8 SP candidates have already been declared elected unopposed. In remaining 28 seats going to polls on March 3, SP is facing tough challenge from the BJP and BSP in dozen seats.