BJP Unveils Preliminary List of Candidates for Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Key Contests and Strategic Selections
The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC), spearheaded by influential figures like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, J P Nadda, Amit Shah, and Rajnath Singh, convened to strategize and finalize the premier list of candidates for the impending Lok Sabha elections, anticipated in April-May. Notable leaders from diverse states, including Yogi Adityanath, Bhupendra Patel, Mohan Yadav, Vishnu Deo Sai, Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Pramod Sawant, congregated at the BJP headquarters to partake in the comprehensive meeting.
According to reliable sources, the preliminary list includes prominent names and their respective constituencies:
Narendra Modi: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Rajnath Singh: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Ravi Kishan: Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Harish Dwivedi: Basti, Uttar Pradesh
Kamlesh Paswan: Bansgaon, Uttar Pradesh
Ajay Mishra Teni: Kheri, Uttar Pradesh
SPS Baghel: Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Rajkumar Chahar: Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
Sanjeev: Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Smriti Irani: Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
Subrata Pathak: Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh
The initial roster of Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha contenders has been meticulously crafted. In Jharkhand, luminaries like Annapurna Devi Koderma, Arjun Munda, Nishikant Dubey Godda, and Sunil Kumar Chatra may emerge as formidable candidates. Simultaneously, in Uttarakhand, the likes of Ajay Tamta, Mala Rajyalakshmi Shah, and Ajay Bhatt might step forward as potent contenders for the Lok Sabha seats.
For the vibrant political landscape of Delhi, Bengal, and Haryana, sources hint at compelling candidates. The prospective lineup includes Manoj Tiwari for North East Delhi, Parvesh Verma for West Delhi, and Ramesh Bidhuri for South Delhi. In Bengal, prominent figures like Lautek Chatterjee, Subhash Sarkar, Sukant Majumdar, Pawan Singh, SS Ahluwalia, Dilip Ghosh, Shantanu Thakur, and Nishith Pramanik are anticipated to make waves. Meanwhile, Haryana may witness Gav Inderjit Singh in Gurugram, Suneet Duggal in Sirsa, Dharambir Singh in Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, and Krishnapal Gujjar in Faridabad as the potential BJP candidates.
Across Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, the political chessboard reveals intriguing moves. Noteworthy contenders could include Amit Shah in Gandhinagar, CR Patil in Navsari, Mansukh Mandaviya in Bhavnagar, and PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi, to name a few. Rajasthan's potential candidates encompass Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Kailash Chaudhary, Om Birla, CP Joshi, Rahul Kaswan, and Dushyant Singh. The robust list extends to include Rajnath Singh, Ravi Kishan, Harish Dwivedi, Kamlesh Paswan, Ajay Mishra Teni, SPS Baghel, Rajkumar Chahar, Sanjeev, Smriti Irani, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, and Subrata Pathak, reflecting the BJP's strategic assembly for the imminent electoral battle.
