UP Elections 2017: Congress to contest all 10 seats in Amethi, Rae Bareli; will clash with SP on 4

The Congress on Thursday made it official that it would be contesting the upcoming elections on all 10 Assembly seats in Rae Bareli and Amethi. Hence, after closing of nominations for the fifth phase of polls, Congress and its ally SP have fielded candidates against each other on four seats in the two areas. In Amethi, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Sinh’s wife Ameeta Sinh is contesting against an SP candidate; minister and sitting MLA Gayatri Prajapati. Calling Prajapati a "corrupt leader" facing inquiries for his "corrupt practices", Sanjay Sinh said Congress had been trying to pursuade SP not to contest from the 10 seats, but as it had not agreed to do so, his party was forced to field its own nominees on these seats.