Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: From BJP to SP, a look at dubious candidates fielded by parties

From BJP to SP, parties have fielded controversial candidates, many with criminal cases lodged against them in the upcoming UP polls. 

New Delhi: With Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh around the corner, parties are busy releasing their candidates' lists for 403 constituencies. From Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Samajwadi Party (SP), parties have fielded controversial candidates, many with criminal cases lodged against them. 

While parties keep taking a dig at each other over giving tickets to candidates with criminal backgrounds, almost all major parties in the fray have walked the same path. According to a public poll conducted by Zee News, 94% of those surveyed agreed that political parties keep playing the blame game and point fingers at opposition parties, refusing to look into their own track record, when it comes to giving people with criminal background tickets to contest.

Here’s a list of controversial candidates fielded by political parties in UP: