Union ministers, ex-CMs, scions of royal families: Big names in BJP's 2nd list for Lok Sabha polls

In the second list, candidates have been declared for 72 seats.

Updated on: Mar 13, 2024, 23:01:13 IST

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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

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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