BJP in 3 seats in Pun

BJP will contest three out of 13 seats in Punjab, leaving the rest for its ally Shiromani Akali Dal.

BJP will contest three out of 13 seats in Punjab, leaving the rest for its ally Shiromani Akali Dal.

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While the candidature of Union Minister Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur has already been declared, the party on Sunday finalised candidates for Amritsar and Hoshiarpur, party sources said after the meeting of the BJP parliamentary board held at the Prime Minister's residence in New Delhi.

The sources, however, did not disclosed the names of the candidates saying a formal announcement would be made later.