India, Sept. 30 -- The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday announced its authorised candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh, naming senior leader Prof Ram Gopal Yadav and industrialist and sports administrator Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani.

The two candidates will file their nomination papers at 11 am in the presence of party national president Akhilesh Yadav, according to an official communication shared by the party on social media.

Nathwani's nomination makes him the party's second candidate for the Upper House. Ten Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh are scheduled to go to polls on October 16, with the nomination process currently underway. The Samajwadi Party, which has significant strength in the state Assembly, ...