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The biennial election for the two Rajya Sabha seats from the state is scheduled for March 21, an official said.(File Photo)
Anurag Singh Thakur has been pitted from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamipur seat, Gadkari from Nagpur, Pralhad Joshi From Dharwad, Piyush Goyal from Mumbai North, MoS Shobha Karandlaje from Banglore North, Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South and Trivendra Singh Rawat from Hardwar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its second list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections. The 72 names on the list include Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Anurag Singh Thakur, Pralhad Joshi, and Piyush Goyal.
Anurag Singh Thakur has been pitted from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamipur seat, Gadkari from Nagpur, Pralhad Joshi From Dharwad, Piyush Goyal from Mumbai North, MoS Shobha Karandlaje from Banglore North, Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South and Trivendra Singh Rawat from Hardwar.
Manohar Lal Khattar, who resigned as Haryana CM earlier this week, will contest from Karnal Lok Sabha seat. Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashok Tanwar will contest as BJP candidate from Sirsa.
Rao Inderjit Singh Yadav has been pitted from Gurgaon, Minister of State of Heavy Industries Kishan Pal Gurjar from Faridabad, Pankaja Munde from Beed in Maharashtra, MoS Bharati Pravi Pawar from Dindori, Raosaheb Dadarao Danve from Jalna, and Sudhir Mungantiwar from Chandrapur.
Mysore MP Pratap Simha, whose name came up during the Parliament security breach incident, has been dropped. He is replaced by Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar.
In Delhi, the BJP has dropped six out of its seven sitting MPs. Harsh Malhotra will contest from East Delhi and Yogendra Chandolia from North West Delhi.
BJP leader Vivek Sahu will face former MP CM Kamal Nath’s son Nakul Nath in Chindwara.
The BJP’s Central Election Committee on Monday held its second meeting to decide on the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections as its senior leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, went through the list of probables for several states to make final choices.
In the first list, the BJP named its candidates for 195 seats spread across 16 states and two Union territories. However, two of them, Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh and Upendra Rawat, withdrew after their choices sparked controversies.
The party’s brain trust, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Nadda, has held a series of meetings with its leaders from states to draw the lists of probables before the CEC takes a final call.
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