SP replaces candidates for 2 UP MLC seats, fields ex-BJP aspirant. The Samajwadi Party has replaced its candidates for two UP MLC seats, fielding Akash Agarwal from Agra Graduates constituency and Sanjayan Tripathi from Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teachers constituency. Tripathi had earlier filed his nomination as an independent after being denied a BJP ticket, while the BJP chose sitting MLC Dhruv Kumar Tripathi. Elections for 11 MLC seats are scheduled for October 23.