Deoria, Oct 17(UNI) Ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh is facing rebellion in Deoria Assembly bypolls with son of the former party MLA, whose death caused the by-election, was contesting the polls as a rebel independent candidate.
Deceased BJP MLA Janmejay Singh’s son, Ajay Pratap Singh, has filed nomination as an independent candidate on Friday, the last day of the filing of the nominations.
At the last moment, the BJP decided not to give ticket to Ajay Pratap, a Thukur, after other three political parties fielded Brahmins. Hence, it gave ticket to a Brahmin party worker, a senior party leader said here on Saturday.