BSP has announced the names of its candidates for three Lok Sabha seats including Amethi.  Ravi Prakash Maurya has been made the candidate for Amethi seat.  He has also contested assembly elections from Ayodhya.  Sabiha Ansari has been given ticket on Azamgarh seat and Syed Danish has been given ticket on Sant Kabirnagar seat.It may be noted  that BSP had fought the last Lok Sabha elections in alliance with SP, after which Rae Bareli and Amethi seats were left for Congress.  In the recent elections, BSP has decided to contest on both the seats.  Whereas on Azamgarh seat, BSP had fielded its former state president Bhim Rajbhar as its candidate.  Later it was decided to fight them from Salempur.  Now Sabiha Ansari will contest on this seat.  BSP has played a big gamble by giving ticket to Sabiha, who was the state general secretary of Congress Minority Cell.  BJP's Dinesh Yadav Nirahua and SP's Dharmendra Yadav are in the fray on this Yadav-Muslim dominated seat.To be added that BSP has so far announced its candidates on 72 seats, out of which 22 are Muslims.  Apart from this, 12 Brahmins, 7 Kshatriyas and 4 Yadavs have also been given tickets.  Candidates have also been declared for 14 reserved seats.  The party has fielded OBC candidates on other seats.