The
Bachchan
family
is
in
the
news
again.
Actress-politician
Jaya
Bachchan
was
re-nominated
to
the
Rajya
Sabha
by
the
Chief
of
Samajwadi
Party
Mulayam
Singh
Yadav
but
she
turned
down
the
offer
citing
family
reasons.
The
refusal
by
Ms.
Bachchan
came
as
a
surprise
because
the
decision
to
re-nominate
her
for
the
second
term
was
taken
at
the
recent
party
meeting.
Mulayam"s
move
to
field
Jaya
for
the
Rajya
Sabha
polls
from
Uttar
Pradesh
is
seen
as
an
attempt
to
spite
Amar
Singh,
who
is
very
close
to
the
Bachchan
family.
The
Rajya
Sabha
elections
will
be
held
on
June
17.
The
Samajwadi
Party
has
named
Rashid
Masood
as
its
second
candidate
for
the
poll.