Lucknow, March 29: Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the Indian National Congress Party on Friday replaced jailed politician Amarmani Tripathi’s daughter Tanushree Tripathi from the Maharajganj seat with Supriya Shrinate, executive editor of ET Now, the business news channel of Times Television Network. Shrinate took to microblogging platform Twitter to announce her joining of Congress. Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For UP General Elections.

Thanking Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraoaditya Scindia, Shrinate said, "I will be taking an active plunge in politics, am grateful to @INCIndia @RahulGandhi @priyankagandhi @JM_Scindia for trusting me with Maharajganj. It will be an honour to keep my late father’s legacy alive. I look forward to making a meaningful contribution."

Tweet by Supriya Shrinate:

This move comes after Tanushree Tripathi was fielded by two political parties- Shivpal Yadav’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSP-L) and Congress from Maharajganj parliamentary seat, leaving the grand old party embarrassed. Soon after this, Shrinate announced her resignation. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

Announcing her resignation, Shrinate said, "I have stepped down as Executive Editor at @ETNOWlive to pursue the next challenging phase of my life outside media I thank The Times group for the most exciting 10 yrs of my journalism Wish the channel, mgmt all my colleagues the very best @vineetjaintimes @Anandmk @nikunjdalmia."

Tweet by Supriya Shrinate:

Notably, Supriya’s father, late Harsh Vardhan, has represented Maharajganj in the parliament twice as a member of Congress. He was also the member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence.

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