Lucknow, Feb. 16 -- Uttar Pradesh's political landscape is witnessing heightened activity as an eighth candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party has officially joined the fray on Thursday by filing his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections, setting the stage for a riveting contest with the Samajwadi Party.
Sanjay Seth, a former SP luminary who defected to the BJP in 2019, formally filed his nomination papers in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, party state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and other prominent leaders, bolstering the ruling party's standing in the upcoming elections.
The elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh have already seen seven BJP candidates filing their nomination p...