Lucknow, Sept 16: Setting the stage for the biggest
electoral drama of country to unfold in Uttar Pradesh -- the
hotbed of Indian politics, Congress seems all set to give the
Lucknow Lok Sabha seat hustings a Bollywood colour.
"Names of Sanjay Dutt, Govinda and Shabana Azmi are there
in the list of probables for the prestigious Lucknow seat,
represented by BJP stalwart A B Vajpayee," party sources said
here.
Congress had earlier planned to field former Union
minister of state for steel Akhilesh Das from the Lucknow seat
but he switched loyalties to BSP and will be contesting from
the said seat on the party ticket.
In view of possible alliance with Samajwadi Party,
Congress wants to ensure that the seat is bagged by their
candidate and for this it has zeroed in on three high profile
names -- Sanjay Dutt, Shabana Azmi and Govinda, he said.
"Samajwadi party is also staking its claim on the seat,
but we will try to have this seat in our quota," he said.
Bureau Report
