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The differences between senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and the party leadership came out in the open on Friday, as he skipped the SP parliamentary board meeting.
His wife, Tanzeem Fatima, who was offered a Rajya Sabha ticket, turned it down and requested party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav to find “more competent” people for the post.
According to SP sources, Khan is annoyed at the decision of the SP top brass to send Javed Ali Khan, SP strongman from Sambhal, to the Rajya Sabha.
Javed Ali Khan is supposed to be close to SP general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, who himself has been nominated again to the Upper House.
Though a senior SP leader said all issues will be settled ahead of November 10, the last date for filing nominations, there are indications that Azam Khan wants both the tickets to be cancelled.
Senior leader Ravi Prakash Verma, former Lok Sabha MP Neeraj Shekhar and leader from Jhansi Chandrapal Singh Yadav have also been given ticket by the SP leadership.
Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 20.
Going by their numbers in the State Assembly, while the SP can win six seats, the BSP will get two seats and the BJP, one. The Congress-RJD alliance is trying for the tenth seat from the State.
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