Raja Bhaiya’s party names 11 candidates

Lucknow : Jansatta Dal Loktrantrik led by independent legislator Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya on Wednesday announced 11 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

The party also released a 22-point election manifesto which promises sops to farmers, youths and others.

The candidates include two sitting MLAs — Raja Bhaiya and Vinod Saroj. Both are from Pratapgarh district.

The others are Sudhir Rai alias Sudhir Chamar from Soraon, Lakshmi Narayan Jaiswal from Phaphamau, Vijay Chaudhari Ahirwar from Orai, Shyam Narayan Verma from Gora, Mohammed Hazratdin Ansari from Kaiserganj, Dr Vijay Singh Rajawat from Madhavgarh, Shailendra Mishra from Bilsi, Virendra Maurya from Robertsganj and Dhiraj Dhobi from Jalesarganj.