Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak, who had won from Lucknow Central in 2017, has been shifted to Lucknow Cantonment, denying ticket to the sitting BJP MLA Suresh Tiwari.
The farmers are yet to come to terms with the October 3 incident in which four farmers were allegedly mowed down by an SUV belonging to Union Minister Ajay Misra Teni's son Ashish Misra
The Congress candidates in Karhal in Mainpuri and Jaswantnagar in Etawah have bowed out of the contest
Mainpuri goes to the polls in the third phase on February 20 and the last date of filing nomination is Tuesday
He slammed the BJP-led government for bringing three new farm laws which were later repealed
Uttar Pradesh reported 7,907 fresh Covid-19 infections on Friday, taking active cases tally to 65,263, and 14 more more fatalities raised the toll to 23,139
UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday hit out at Samajwadi Party and its leader Akhilesh Yadav, calling them supporters of Pakistan and "worshippers of (Muhammad Ali) Jinnah".
Azam Khan, who was a cabinet minister in the previous Akhilesh Yadav-led government, had on Thursday filed his nomination papers
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked farmers to be wary of the BJP, saying the ruling party's government had withdrawn its controversial farm laws only for the sake of votes.
Rajbhar is fighting the polls in alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party
Ayodhya goes to polls in the fifth phase on February 27
With two more fatalities, the number of Covid-19 related deaths in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar rose to 475
Lucknow with 1,491 new infections, recorded the most number of cases
Shah also said the state had witnessed mafia rule and open extortion during the previous governments
Lucknow alone reported 2,096 new cases on Wednesday
Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be held in seven phases starting February 10
Uttar Pradesh reported 10,937 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday that pushed its active infection tally to 80,342official statement said.
Quelling rumours on his exit from the party, Lallu said that every drop of his blood is indebted to the Congress party
The Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has now accused the BJP of fielding candidates with criminal background.