The Congress is set to contest 17 seats from the largest state while the Samajwadi Party and other small parties in the alliance will contest 63 seats.
Instead of removing provisions pertaining to the marriage of minors from the legislation, the Congress govt in 2013 increased the registration charges for such marriages from 4 annas to ₹10.
After being removed by the party leadership, the ousted Congress youth leader Zeeshan Siddique hit back at the grand old party accusing it of having a discriminatory approach. He said the party mistreats leaders from minority communities.