SP renominates Jaya to Upper House

Jaya Bachchan toed the party line in spite of Singh having brought her to the SP and the family’s good relations with him.

The SP also announced the RS candidature of Rasheed Masood,a veteran socialist. The SP can currently ensure the victory of only two candidates,even though as many as seven of the outgoing members belong to the party.

State SP president Akhilesh Yadav,while announcing the candidates,said,“Jaya Bach-chan has been a dedicated worker of the party who contributed a lot in building the party and the party is happy in renominating her for a second term in the Rajya Sabha”.

Welcoming Jaya’s nomination Brij Bhushan Tewari said,“The party ticket is not a matter of right,its the sole discretion of the leadership of the party and we abide by it”.

The Rajya Sabha members from UP retiring on July 4 are Kamal Akhtar,Nand Kishore Yadav,Jaya Bachchan,Bhagwati Singh,Ram Narayan Sahu,Amir Alam Khan and Brij Bhushan Tewari (SP); Ambeth Rajan,Satish Chandra Mishra and Sri Ram Pal (BSP) and Arun Shourie of the BJP.

The SP also announced three candidates for the Legislative Council election which will be held on June 10. They are former minister Balram Yadav,Ram Sundar Das Nishad and MLC Yashwant Singh.

All the best to Jaya bhabi: Amar
Reacting to Jaya Bachchan’s renomination,Amar Singh wished her “all the best”. “Personally,I think she spoke in my favour recently by saying that she was missing me in SP. She is an independent-minded and strong person,who has given me a lot of affection. Unlike SP leaders like Mohan Singh and Brij Bhushan Tiwari,she has never used any strong language against me,” Singh told reporters here. He also conveyed his “best wishes in advance to Jaya bhabi for her successful politics.”