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Lucknow: The Congress on Friday announced its candidates for five Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh, setting the stage for a direct contest in the upcoming teachers’ and graduates’ constituency elections scheduled for February next year.

At the party headquarters in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai declared the names of the five candidates and said that the party would contest all 11 MLC seats across the state. He said the Congress is committed to giving a strong voice to youth and teachers in the Legislative Council and has begun a massive enrolment drive to mobilise support.

“The party 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 the state. Forms have been

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