mumbai bollywood actor sanjay dutt quelled all speculation about his entry into politics yes i am contesting elections from lucknow he said at a press conference on friday in his bandra residence flanked by samajwadi party leader amar singh dutt expressed hope that the conviction in the 1993 mumbai serial blast case would not affect his candidacy if the court can allow navjotsingh sidhu to serve the people why not me he asked adding that he had been acquitted of charges under tada and had been convicted only for possession of armsthe actor said that he hadnt discussed his political ambitions with sister and member of parliament priya dutt dutt also spoke about the controversy surrounding the rift in his family over his joining sp for me politics is secondary family always comes first if priya dutt asks me i will campaign for her the quotes attributed to priya in the media have been denied by her said dutt even if she has said anything i forgive heron his decision to join the sp dutt said the samajwadi party offered me the ticket first he further said that this wouldnt mean that he had broken all ties with the congress i will always be there for sonia madam congress chief sonia gandhi my familys relationship with the gandhi family goes back decadeswife manyata was not present at the conference singh told journalists there was a possibility of his party entering an alliance with the congress in uttar pradesh sanjay could then be the consensus candidate said singh adding that his party would have no problem if the congress wants dutt to be its candidatewhen questioned about what would he do in the event of the supreme court denying him permission to contest the elections dutt replied we will take a decision when we come to it