Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Announces Big Names In First List Of Punjab Candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its first list of candidates for Punjab fielding several prominent names.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, a former Indian Ambassador to the US and scion of a prominent Sikh family, has been nominated by BJP from Amritsar.
Ex-Union minister Preneet Kaur has been fielded from Patiala by the BJP. She was suspended by Congress after her husband ex-CM Amarinder Singh's move to the saffron party.
Former Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, grandson of late Punjab CM Beant Singh, will contest from Ludhiana.
AAP turncoat Sushil Kumar Rinku, who secured a victory from Jalandhar in a bypoll, has been fielded by the BJP from the same seat.
Renowned singer and MP from North West Delhi, Hans Raj Hans, has been chosen as the BJP candidate from Faridkot.
BJP named Dinesh Singh 'Babbu', a former three-time MLA from Sujanpur, as its candidate from Gurdaspur.
His nomination comes as current Gurdaspur MP Sunny Deol said he would not seek re-election.