LUCKNOW, Sept. 22 -- The Bahujan Samaj Party on Monday announced the names of candidates for various seats ahead of the 2027 UP assembly polls. The party said it would field Imtiaz Ahmad Bhutto from the Sultanpur assembly seat. The party also announced it would field Madhu Lala Verma from the Sadar assembly seat and Shailendra Kumar Singh from the Lambhua seat in Sultanpur district. The BSP cleared the name of Ajay Jaiswal from the Ghosi seat in Mau district and of Neeraj Rawat from the Khairagarh constituency in Agra. Veerpal Singh Chauhan has been fielded from the Kalpi seat of Jalaun district. A few days ago, Mayawati said the party had finalised candidates on over two dozen assembly seats. The party coordinators have been directed to screen potential candidates from various assembly seats and send the list to the party headquarters in Lucknow for final approval. After an interview by Mayawati, coordinators are directed to announce the candidates' names at the workers' conference organised in the assembly constituencies. htc...