The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has revealed its inaugural list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, featuring prominent leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and others.
Announcing the list, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde expressed the party’s confidence in securing a third consecutive term in government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, anticipating a substantial mandate.
Here are some of the key contenders from the BJP’s first list and their respective constituencies:
- Narendra Modi: Varanasi
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar: Thiruvananthapuram
- Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia: Guna
- Amit Shah: Gandhinagar
- Shivraj Singh: Vidisha
- Om Birla: Kota
- Dushyant Singh: Jhalawar
- Mahesh Sharma: Gautam Budh Nagar
- Rajnath Singh: Re-nominated from Lucknow
- Smriti Irani: Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
- Hema Malini: Mathura
This initial list highlights the BJP’s prominent candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, indicating a strategic move by the party as it gears up for the electoral battle ahead.