Kuldeep Singh Sengar, BJP MLA from Unnao district, which is located about 50 kms from Lucknow, is at the centre of a raging controversy involving rape and murder.
Sengar has been charged with gang raping a 18-year-old girl and orchestrating brutal assault on her father, who recently died in police custody.
In his almost two decades old political career, Sengar has been associated with all the major political parties, including Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP). He started his career with Youth Congress but later joined BSP. In 2002, he registered his maiden electoral victory on BSP