Samajwadi Party announced two more candidates for Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. Ramji Lal Suman will be the SP candidate from Hathras (reserved) seat while Rajendra S Bind will contest from Mirzapur seat.
Ramji Lal Suman is a senior BSP leader and a former MP from Ferozabad seat. With announcement of two more candidates, the SP has declared a total of 11 candidates.
As per the grand alliance seat-sharing formula, the SP will contest 37 seats, BSP 38 while Rashtriya Lok Dal will field its candidates on three seats. The alliance has decided not to field its candidates from Amethi and Rae Bareli represented by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi respectively.