PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh likely to be named in BJP's first list of 150 Lok Sabha candidates
BJP) is gearing up for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, with plans to announce over 150 candidates following the first meeting of its central election committee scheduled for February 29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is expected to contest from Varanasi, Home Minister Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur are likely to be featured in the first list.
Additionally, Parvesh Verma from West Delhi, Manoj Tiwari from North West Delhi, and Ramesh Bidhuri from South Delhi are also set to be named, according to party sources as reported by TOI. The candidates are expected to be selected from constituencies where the BJP is strongly positioned and where it aims to enhance its prospects.
Union Ministers Could Feature Prominently in BJP's First Lok Sabha List
Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupendra Yadav, Piyush Goyal, Mansukh Mandaviya, Parshottam Rupala, and Rajeev Chandrasekhar may be included in the BJP's initial list of Lok Sabha candidates, as per reports. This development comes ahead of the central election committee's meeting, which is slated to finalize candidates for over 150 parliamentary seats.
In preparation for this crucial meeting, an «informal meeting» was recently held at the BJP headquarters, bringing together key leaders from seven states with a significant number of Lok Sabha seats. The attendees included Chief Ministers Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), Bhajan Lal Sharma
