By IANS,
Lucknow : Actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan Saturday filed her papers as a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate for a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh.
The actress, who is the wife of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, filed her nomination in the presence of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and cabinet minister Shivpal Yadav.
Jaya, who was a Rajya Sabha member during 2004-10 on an SP ticket, is among the party’s six Rajya Sabha nominees. Naresh Agarwal, Kiranmoy Nanda, Darshan Singh Yadav, Brijbhushan Tiwari and Munawwar Saleem are the other candidates who have already filed their nominations.
The state sends 10 members to the Rajya Sabha.