Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has announced that the gathering for the Lok Sabha polls will be in Uttar Pradesh, following reports of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contesting from the Amethi seat. Yadav was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in 2000 and has been re-elected twice. The party has declared Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate. The Congress is contesting 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the Samajwadi Party has the remaining 63 seats.
