Making another change in its candidates’ list ruling Samajwadi Party gave lok Sabha ticket to sitting BSP MP from Sambhal Safikurrahman Burq and changed candidate from riot-hit Muzaffarnagar lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Party's General Secretary and spokesperson Ramgopal Yadav said that Dr Burq will replace Javed Ali Khan from Sambhal seat. Dr Burq had won the 2009 lok Sabha elections on BSP ticket and recently switched over to the SP.
Similarly in Muzaffarnagar lS seat, former UP Minister Choudhury Virendra Singh will be the party candidate, replacing Gaurav Swarup.Gaurav is the son of UP Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development and Minority Welfares Chittaranjan Swarup.