Lucknow, Bahujan Samaj Party on Thursday announced its new list of three Lok Sabha election candidates for Uttar Pradesh, in which Thakur Prasad Yadav has been fielded from Rae Bareli seat.

The ruling BJP and Congress have not yet announced their candidates from Ra Bareilly, represented by Sonia Gandhi in the outgoing Lok Sabha. Voting will be held in this constituency in the fifth phase of the ongoing general elections on May 20.

There is speculation that after Sonia Gandhi becomes Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may contest elections from Rae Bareli.

According to the list released by BSP, the party has named Qamar Haya Ansari from Ambedkar Nagar and Brajesh Kumar Sonkar from Bahraik (Reserved) seat.

With this, the Mayawati-led party has announced its candidates for 68 out of the total 80 parliamentary seats in the state.

Voting in Bahraich (reserved) will be held in the fourth phase on May 13, while voting in Ambedkar Nagar will be held in the sixth phase on May 25.

Voting will be held in all seven phases on a total of 80 seats in UP.