The Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced that Shalini Yadav, daughter-in-law of ex-Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Shyam Lal Yadav, will contest the general polls from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi against PM Narendra Modi. Shalini unsuccessfully contested Varanasi mayoral polls as a Congress candidate in 2017. After joining the SP, Shalini said she'll work according to party chief Akhilesh Yadav's directions.