BJP announced five candidates of Chhattisgarh for Lok Sabha polls

The candidates announced are for all five reserved Lok Sabha seats, including four schedule tribe (ST) seats - Sarguja, Bastar, Raigarh and Kanker and one Janjgir-Champa which is allocated for Scheduled Caste (SC).

Updated on: Mar 21, 2019, 22:44:44 IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | By Ritesh Mishra

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In its first list, the BJP has announced the candidates for five of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh.

Union minister and BJP leader JP Nadda shows the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at party office in New Delhi on March 21. (PTI Photo)

The candidates announced are for all five reserved Lok Sabha seats, including four schedule tribe (ST) seats - Sarguja, Bastar, Raigarh and Kanker and one Janjgir-Champa which is allocated for Scheduled Caste (SC).

From Sarguja, the BJP has nominated from Premnagar assembly MLA Renuka Singh, while Gomtee Sai, the president of Jashpur district panchayat, will contest from Raigarh seat.

Denying a ticket to the incumbent Kanker MP and the party’s Chhattisgarh chief Vikram Usendi, the BJP opted to field Mohan Mandavi, who is also an office bearer in the Zila Panchayat Kanker.

On the other hand, on the reserved SC seat Jangir-Champa, the BJP has fielded former MP and senior party leader from Sarangarh constituency Guharam Ajgale. Ajgale has a strong hold in the northern plains of Chhattisgarh.

From the Bastar constituency, the BJP has fielded Baiduram Kashyap, a two-time MLA president of district unit of Jagadalpur.

“It was a strategic decision to replace the candidates. The fresh candidates will definitely win their constituencies for the party. We are winning all the 11 seats of Chhattisgarh now,” said BJP spokesperson and senior leader of Sacchinand Upasane.

Both Congress and BJP are yet to announce their candidates for the remaining six general Lok Sabha constituencies - Raipur, Durg, Korba, Mahsamund, Rajnandgaon and Bilaspur.

The BJP on Tuesday announced that it will drop all 10 of its incumbent MPs from Chhattisgarh and replace them with new faces in the Lok Sabha polls, a decision that comes in the wake of the party’s drubbing in the recent assembly elections.

In the 2014 general elections, the BJP had won 10 out of 11 seats in the state with Congress’s Tamradhwaj Sahu, who holds the portfolio of home minister in Chhattisgarh, being the only won to win a Lok Sabha seat from Durg defeating BJP’s Saroj Pandey.

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Ritesh Mishra
Ritesh Mishra is the State Correspondent for Chhattisgarh with Hindustan Times. He reports on Maoism, internal security, politics, mining, governance, and major developments shaping the state. Based in Raipur, he has covered Chhattisgarh since 2016, reporting extensively from the Bastar region and other conflict-affected areas. With nearly two decades of experience in journalism, Ritesh has built a reputation for ground reporting from some of India's most challenging terrains. His coverage spans Left-Wing Extremism, counter-insurgency operations, elections, tribal affairs, environmental issues, infrastructure, mining, and socio-economic developments. He has reported on major security operations, policy initiatives, wildlife crime, and the changing dynamics of conflict and development in Central India. Before moving to Chhattisgarh, Ritesh spent eight years reporting from Madhya Pradesh, covering politics, administration, crime, development, and social issues. Throughout his career, he has reported on various forms of extremism in Central India, combining field reporting with in-depth analysis to produce accurate, balanced, and impactful journalism. Prior to joining Hindustan Times, Ritesh worked with The Pioneer and The Free Press Journal, where he covered a wide range of beats and honed his skills in political, investigative, and field reporting. His reporting is marked by exclusive stories, extensive fieldwork, and a commitment to factual, on-the-ground journalism that brings complex issues to a wider audience.Read More

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