Dismissed BSF jawan now SP candidate from Varanasi

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Varanasi: Sacked Border Security Force[BSF] constable Tej Bahadur Yadav will now fight Lok Sabha election on Samajwadi Party[SP] ticket from Uttar Pradeshโ€™s Varanasi seat against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Samajwadi Party announced on Monday

Earlier, Yadav, resident of Rewari district of Harayana, was in fray as an independent candidate from Varanasi seat.

Yadav had posted four videos in January 2017, which went viral on social media, in which he complained about the poor quality of food served to the Indian Armed Forces resulting in his dismissal from the BSF.

The Samajwadi Party earlier announced the name of Shalini Yadav as its candidate from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat against Narendra Modi.