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LUCKNOW: Two days after BSP and SP announced their alliance, a list of BSP candidates on all 38 seats in UP went viral on social media, sending the party into a tizzy. The list, issued on party letterhead and having the signature of state president RS Kushwaha named Mayawati as party candidate from Saharanpur BSP promptly issued a statement clarifying the party had not made any such announcement and that the list was ‘fake’. BSP and SP leaders have not even declared which seats they are contesting. I have not issued any such letter and my signature is fake. Police lodged a case against unidentified persons at Gautampalli police station.“The list, shown to have been issued on January 13, shows BSP has declared candidates for 38 Lok Sabha seats..