31 March,2014 08:24 PM IST | | Agencies
The Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP) decided on Monday to field actor and reality show judge Jaaved Jaaferi from the Lucknow constituency against BJP president Rajnath Singh
Jaaved Jaaferi
Lucknow: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday announced the candidature of actor-comedian Jaaved Jaaferi from Lucknow to take on BJP president Rajnath Singh.
Leaders of the party said the decision was taken at the political affairs committee in New Delhi.
Earlier reports suggested that the party had zeroed in on Adarsh Shastri, grandson of late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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Rajnath Singh is contesting from Lucknow, a seat held by the Bharatiya Janata Party for over two decades.
The Congress has pitted Rita Bahuguna Joshi while the ruling Samajwadi Party has fielded state minister, 37-year-old Abhishek Mishra.
