A BJP leader says candidates have been asked to contest the UP elections on the message of development. Photo: PTINew Delhi: Dynastic considerations and family ties surfaced in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) second list of candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, released on Sunday. A prominent name in the list is that of Pankaj Singh, son of home minister Rajnath Singh. Also on the list is Ashutosh Tandon, son of senior BJP leader Lalji Tandon. The list has been prepared after several rounds of discussion and on the basis of ground surveys conducted by the BJP leaders,” said a BJP leader from Lucknow.

Source: Mint January 22, 2017 21:49 UTC