Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP releases first list of 195 candidates, PM Modi to contest from Varanasi

Modi To Contest From Varanasi As BJP Kickstarts Vote Campaign

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will again contest from the holy Hindu city of Varanasi, topping the first list of candidates which gives his ruling party a headstart over the opposition alliance that’s still negotiating seat shares.Modi’s constituency, Varanasi, is in Uttar Pradesh which sends the highest number of lawmakers to parliament and has given India most of its prime ministers.The first list comprises of 195 candidates from…

LS polls: Om Birla, 4 Union ministers among 15 BJP candidates from Rajasthan

LS polls: Om Birla, 4 Union ministers among 15 BJP candidates from Rajasthan Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and four Union ministers are among the 15 leaders from Rajasthan who have featured in the BJP's first list of candidates for the general elections released on Saturday.Rajasthan has 25 parliamentary constituencies.The party has once again picked former chief minister Vasundhara Raje's son and sitting MP Dushyant Singh as its candidate from th…

BJP releases first list of 195 Lok Sabha candidates; PM Modi to contest again from Varanasi

Vinod Tawde said that the party has been working on further expanding its footprint across various States and also to strengthen the NDA.

Complete 1st List of BJP's 195 Candidates For Lok Sabha Polls

The BJP has announced a list of 195 candidates even before the poll dates have been notified. The list includes the party's heaviest hitters, PM Narendra Modi, who will be contesting from Varanasi for the third time, and Home Minister Amit Shah, who will be fielded again from Gandhinagar in Gujarat. As many as 34 ministers and two former chief ministers are on the list, which also includes 28 women, 47 leaders under the age of 50 and 57 members …

Lok Sabha elections: BJP releases first candidate list, PM Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will fight the polls from the Vidhisha constituency.