Congress turncoats pitted against SP candidates in Lucknow

It's Rita Bahuguna Joshi vs Mulayam's younger daughter-in-law, Neeraj Bora vs Akhilesh's confidante

As politicking for the coming Uttar Pradesh polls reaches a crescendo, two high-profile candidates of the ruling Samajwadi Party are up against Congress turncoats in as many assembly constituencies in state capital of Lucknow.

Congress turncoats Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Neeraj Bora are contesting on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tickets.

Interestingly, Congress and Samajwadi Party are allies in the UP poll and are contesting 105 and 298 seats respectively of the total 403 assembly seats in the state.

Joshi is contesting from Lucknow Cantonment constituency against social activist Aparna Yadav, who is the younger daughter-in-law of SP