AAP fields actor Jaaved Jaaferi against BJP president Rajnath Singh in Lucknow

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.

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Earlier reports suggested that the party had zeroed in on Adarsh Shastri, grandson of late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.

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.

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