UP CM to contest bypolls

Lucknow/New Delhi, Aug. 30: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his two deputies, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, will contest the upcoming state Legislative Council bypolls, the BJP announced on Wednesday.

Even though the filing of nomination began on Tuesday, no nomination paper was filed till Wednesday. According to BJP sources, Adityanath and his two deputies, besides two ministers — Swatantra Dev Singh and Mohsin Raza were likely to file nominations close to the last date.

Victory of five BJP nominees appears a foregone conclusion now.

— PTI A view of Dera Sacha Sauda road, near Satnam Singh chowk, during curfew in Sirsa on Wednesday.