Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, SP changes candidates for two seats

The Samajwadi Party on Monday changed its candidates for two Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

Pakaudilal Kaul, the sitting MP from Robertsganj, has been declared party candidate from Mirzapur, and Balkumar Patel (sitting MP from Mirzapur) will be the party's candidate from Banda, SP national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav said in a release in Lucknow.

From Banda, SP had earlier declared Shyamacharan Shukla as its candidate. Kaul has been shifted to Mirzapur as it has become a reserved seat after delimitation.