BJP on Tuesday announced to field Satyadev Pachauri from Kanpur Lok Sabha seat, currently held by the party veteran and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Prof Murli Manohar Joshi.

Rita Bahuguna Joshi has been fielded from Allahabad. Joshi and Pachauri are ministers in BJP's UP government. Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada will contest from Rampur. She joined the BJP only on Tuesday afternoon.