SP, Congress candidates fight over Lucknow Central seat
Samajwadi Party MLA Ravidas Mehrotra and Congress leader Maruf Khan have both filed their nomination papers from Lucknow Central constituency. Notably, SP and Congress recently formed an alliance for UP polls. "I've got directions from Raj Babbar and Ghulam Nabi Azad to file nomination," said Khan. "Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi urged people to vote for me," said Mehrotra.