Lucknow:
The Samajwadi (SP) party will contest six seats and give the Bulandshahr seat to Rashtriya Lok Dal in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, the party said on Monday.
The party also announced its candidates among the six seats.
A party statement said he sent Syed Javed Abidi from Nowgawan Sadat, Maharaj Singh Dhangar from Tundla, Indrajit Kori from Ghatampur, Lucky Yadav from Malhani, Brahmashankar Tripathi from Deoria and Rakesh Kumar Pal from Bangarmau for the by-elections.
The partial ballot on the seven vacant Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will take place on November 3 and the result will be announced on November 10.