New Delhi: Congress on November 11 denied the charge that it had joined hands with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to force arms dealer Suresh Nanda out of November 18 Rajya Sabha (RS) biennial polls in Uttar Pradesh.

"It is not true. We have our own candidate and every leader of the Congress party is working for the victory of its candidate Akhilesh Das," All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Ambika Soni told reporters.

Nanda had alleged that Congress and BJP had come together to keep him out of the Rajya Sabha polls.

When pointed out that Congress leader Pramod Tiwari was on record complaining about the fake residential address of BJP dissidents backed Nanda, she said Tiwari had denied his involvement in the affairs.

"Tiwari had clarified to AICC general secretary in charge of the state Moti Lal Vora that he was no where involved in the affairs of Nanda," she said.

Asked whom the party was supporting for the member of legislative council (MLC) candidate in the state, Soni merely said, "Let the Election Commission scrutinise the names first."

PTI