BJP Candidate List 2024: Party Unveils Another List Of 7 Candidates, Drops 3 Sitting MPs. Check Names
It is to be noted that the list has eight new names. The centre-ruling party has replaced its candidate from West Bengal’s Asansol.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released another list of seven candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections in Uttar Pradesh. It is the 10th list unveiled by the saffron party. The list consists of candidates for nine constituencies, including Chandigarh and Asansol.
It is to be noted that the list has eight new names. The centre-ruling party has replaced its candidate from West Bengal’s Asansol. Earlier Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh was from Asansol seat, who has now been replaced by SS Ahluwalia.
Big Names From BJP's 10th List
Son of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar Neeraj Shekhar has been nominated to contest from the Ballia Lok Sabha seat. He has replaced the current MP Virendra Singh Mast.
Sitting MP from Allahabad Rita Bahuguna Joshi has been replaced by Neeraj Tripathi, who is the son of former Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Kesri Nath Tripathi.
In addition, Keshri Devi Patel from the Phulpur constituency was substituted by Parveen Patel. B P Saroj, the sitting MP from Machhlishahr, has been renominated by the BJP.
Notably, Paras Nath Rai, who is considered to be an aide of Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been fielded to contest against Afzal Ansari of the Samajwadi Party (SP). The saffron party has fielded Jaiveer Singh from Mainpuri to challenge Dimple Yadav of the SP. Vinod Sonkar, the sitting MP from the Kaushambhi seat, is all set to seek re-election for a third term.
10Th List Of BJP Candidates:
भारतीय जनता पार्टी की केन्द्रीय चुनाव समिति ने होने वाले आगामी लोकसभा चुनाव 2024 हेतु निम्नलिखित नामों पर अपनी स्वीकृति प्रदान की है। #PhirEkBaarModiSarkar #AbkiBar400Paar pic.twitter.com/jGgnthyuGl
— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) April 10, 2024
Chandigarh – Sanjay Tandon
Mainpuri – Jaiveer Singh Thakur
Kaushambi – Vinod Sonkar
Phulpur – Praveen Patel
Allahabad – Neeraj Tripathi
Ballia – Neeraj Shekhar
Machhlishahr – BJ Saroj
Ghazipur – Paras Nath Rai
Asansol – SS Ahluwalia
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