Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP Releases First List of 195 Candidates- Details Here
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP Releases First List of 195 Candidates- Details Here
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (March 2) released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that are set to take place in the month of May.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this time again will contest the polls from Varanasi.
Out of 195 candidates listed by the BJP, 34 are Ministers from the Centre and States, while two are former Chief Ministers.
While announcing the first list, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde stated, “PM Modi to contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiran Rijiju to contest from Arunachal West, BJP MP Bishnu Pada Ray to contest from Andaman & Nicobar, BJP MP Tapir Gao to contest from Arunachal East, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to contest from Dibrugarh.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will contest from Gandhinagar whereas Mansukh Mandaviya will do so from Porbandar.
“The names of 195 candidates have been finalised. The list includes 47 youth candidates, 28 women candidates, 27 Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, 18 Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and 57 OBC/Backward Class candidates. The party has announced the list keeping all communities in focus,” said Tawde.
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— BJP (@BJP4India) March 2, 2024
(With inputs from Agencies)