Maharajganj: Journalist Supriya Shrinate gets Congress ticket
ABP News Bureau
Updated at:
29 Mar 2019 07:27 PM (IST)
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View In AppThe 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.