India, Oct. 6 -- The Samajwadi Party on Monday said it will field a third candidate for the October 16 Rajya Sabha elections on Tuesday, the last day for filing nominations for the biennial polls.

The BJP and the SP are gearing up for the Rajya Sabha elections for 10 vacant seats in Uttar Pradesh, with the saffron party having direct numbers for seven seats.

The SP has already fielded party veteran Ram Gopal Yadav and Reliance Industries executive Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, who have filed their nominations in Lucknow.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had said the party would field a third candidate once the required numbers are secured. "Our third candidate will now file nominations on Tuesday (October 6). We are confident of handing a crushing ...