Maharajganj: Journalist Supriya Shrinate gets Congress ticket

The Congress on Friday replaced jailed politician Amarmani Tripathi's daughter Tanushree Tripathi with Delhi-based journlaist Supriya Srinate as its Lok Sabha candidate from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh.

The Congress faced a major embarrassment when Tanushree Tripathi's name was announced both by the Congress and the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia led by Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother Shivpal Singh Yadav. 

Soon after the announcement, Shrinate tweeted: "I have stepped down as Executive Editor at ET NOW to pursue the next challenging phase of my life outside media.