Samajwadi Party fields 2 candidates for LS polls in Rajasthan

The Samajwadi Party on Sunday announced the names of candidates for two Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan.

Surajbhan Dhanka has been fielded from the Dausa Lok Sabha constituency, and Dheeraj Gurjar from Jaipur rural seat, party's state unit chief Pandit Ramkishan said at a function in Dausa.

Ramkishan said SP along with four other parties CPI, CPI(M), Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal (Secular), will contest the LS polls under a joint banner of Rajasthan Loktantrik Party whose meeting will be held here on March 11.

CPI state convener Tara Singh Siddhu said RLP will try to contest all 25 seats in the state, and the candidates' names would be considered in its next meeting.