Lucknow: The Congress on Friday declared its candidates for five Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh, asserting that it will contest the upcoming teachers’ and graduates’ constituency elections independently, without any alliance with the Samajwadi Party.

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai made the announcement at the party headquarters in Lucknow and said the Congress will field candidates on all 11 MLC seats across the state. He said the party aims to raise the voice of youth and teachers in the Legislative Council and has begun a large-scale voter registration drive. “Congress will contest all 11 seats on its own. To strengthen our base, we are registering five lakh graduate voters and two lakh teacher voters across Uttar Pradesh. Forms have already been distributed to a

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