Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (March 2) introduced the list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The celebration introduced essentially the most variety of candidates from the politically essential state of Uttar Pradesh, the place the BJP declared 51 candidates. The celebration has set an formidable goal of sweeping over 75 seats out of the 80 seats in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is essentially the most high-profile title in the list, who will likely be contesting for the third time from Varanasi. He contested from the constituency for the first time in 2014.
Some different huge names who characteristic in the list embody Union Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow, and his Cabinet colleague, Smriti Irani from Amethi.
Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Sources earlier claimed that Congress could discipline Rahul Gandhi as soon as once more from the Amethi seat this time.
Other well-liked faces contesting Lok Sabha polls on BJP ticket from Uttar Pradesh embody former minister Mahesh Sharma (Gautam Budh Nagar), Satyapal Singh (Agra), actress-turned-politician Hema Malini (Mathura), Ravi Kishen (Gorakhpur), Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua (Azamgarh), Sanjeev Balyan (Muzaffarnagar), Ajay Mishra Teni (Lakhimpur Kheri), Mahendra Nath Pandey (Chandauli), Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Fatehpur), Sakshi Maharaj (Unnao), among others.
Nirahua, a well-liked Bhojpuri actor-singer, created upheaval in Samajwadi Party’s circles in 2019 elections by snatching Azamgarh, the celebration’s bastion, whereas Ravi Kishen received Gorakhpur LS seat by a landslide margin.
BJP chief Ravi Kishan thanked the BJP for exuding confidence in him and mentioned that the celebration will register a historic victory.
“I want to thank the top leadership wholeheartedly… The organization gave me a second chance from the hottest seat after Kashi. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the entire organization and Prime Minister Modi. I will maintain this trust…BJP will win 400 seats and Gorakhpur seat will create history.”
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