New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav has indicated his willingness to contest the forthcoming biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.

Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP, told ANI that he will contest the polls "if party gives him ticket".

Asked how many candidates, Samajwadi Party will field in the Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, he said that parties decide on the number of their Rajya Sabha candidates based on the strength they have.

"Based on that quota, the Samajwadi Party will field as many candidates as possible, and the BJP will field as many as it can. Parties know exactly how many seats they can win, so they field only that many candidates, and the elections end up being uncontested. ...