Samajwadi Party Prepares Third Candidate for Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Elections

The political temperature is high in Uttar Pradesh for the elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats. The Samajwadi Party is also preparing to field its third candidate. According to party sources, this third candidate of the SP will file his nomination on Tuesday. Let us tell you that tomorrow is the last day to file nominations for this important election to be held on 16 October 2026. The BJP has already decided the names of its 8 candidates, after which the contest has become very interesting. The Samajwadi Party claims that the signatures of 10 MLAs required for the nomination of the third candidate have been collected. The name of the candidate will also be announced soon. The Samajwadi Party has already announced the names of its two candidates. The party's senior national general secretary Prof. Ramgopal Yadav, who is preparing to go to the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) for the sixth time. Apart from his senior Reliance Group officer Nathraj Nath Yadav, the SP has also filed his nomination in the presence of 30 SP leaders.