The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its second list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, naming candidates for 72 seats. On March 2, the ruling party had declared 195 candidates; two withdrew nominations later, and it is yet to be announced who will contest in their place.
The BJP is seeking a third consecutive term at the Centre (Representational Photo)
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As with the first list, the second one too features several high-profile names, including Union ministers and former chief ministers, among others. Here is a look at a few such names:
Candidate
Constituency
Seat
Nitin Gadkari (Union minister)
Nagpur
Maharashtra
Piyush Goyal (Union minister)
Mumbai North
Maharashtra
Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar (Union minister)
Dindori
Maharashtra
Pralhad Joshi (Union minister)
Dharwad
Karnataka
Basavaraj Bommai (ex-chief minister)
Haveri
Karnataka
Shobha Karandlaje (Union minister)
Bangalore North
Karnataka
Tejasvi Surya (Youth wing chief)
Bangalore South
Karnataka
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (Mysuru royal family)
Mysore
Karnataka
Anurag Thakur (Union minister)
Hamirpur
Himachal Pradesh
Kriti Singh Debbarma (Tripura royal family)
Tripura East
Tripura
Trivendra Singh Rawat (ex-chief minister)
Haridwar
Uttarakhand
Manohar Lal Khattar (ex-chief minister)
Karnal
Haryana
Rao Inderjit Singh Yadav (Union minister)
Gurgaon
Haryana
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The general elections are likely to be held in April-May, and the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to release the schedule in the coming days. The BJP is seeking a third consecutive term at the Centre, with prime minister Narendra Modi himself aiming for a hattrick in the coveted office.
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