Lucknow:
The BSP on Monday released a list of 61 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, pitting Santosh Kumar Tripathi against Deputy Prime Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya of Sirathu constituency in Kaushambi district.
In the latest list, the BSP has given tickets to 15 scheduled castes and nine Muslims.
The party has expelled Ravi Prakash Maurya from Ayodhya constituency.
Kaushambi and Ayodhya vote in the fifth stage on February 27.