Lucknow, Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh filed nomination from Lucknow Lok Sabha seat on Monday.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the Collectorate along with the Union Defense Minister to file nomination papers.

Singh, who is contesting from Lucknow for the third time, and other senior party leaders reached the Collectorate from the BJP headquarters here in a procession.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had represented the prestigious Lucknow constituency in the past.

Voting will be held in the fifth phase in Lucknow on May 20.