New Delhi, India: National General Secretary of BJP, Arun Singh on Tuesday made major announcements in the press conference about the candidature for Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for Lok Sabha Polls.
BJP on Tuesday announced to field Satyadev Pachauri from Kanpur Lok Sabha seat, currently held by the party veteran and former Union Human Resource Development Minister Prof Murli Manohar Joshi.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi has been fielded from Allahabad. Joshi and Pachauri are ministers in BJP’s UP government. Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada will contest from Rampur. She joined the BJP only on Tuesday afternoon.
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has swapped her seat with son Varun Gandhi, who will now contest the ensuing Lok Sabha poll from Pilibhit, currently held by her, while Maneka will try her luck from Sultanpur. Varun had won the last Lok Sabha poll from Sultanpur.
The BJP on Tuesday declared 29 candidates for Uttar Pradesh, where 80 seats are at stake. The party has fielded Virendra Singh Mast from Ballia, the home turf of former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar.
The list was released by Arun Singh at a press conference in the capital.
Source: ANI
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