BJP Releases Candidate List For Andhra, Arunachal, Sikkim Polls
The BJP released its list of candidates for 123 seats of Andhra Pradesh and 54 seats of Arunachal Pradesh
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The BJP on Sunday, 17 March announced the names of its candidates for most of the seats in Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh Assemblies, which will go the polls along with the Lok Sabha election on 11 April.
The party has named its candidates for 123 seats in the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly and for 54 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, according to a statement.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been fielded from Mukto constituency.
In Andhra Pradesh, the two main challengers for power are Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSR Congress with the BJP hoping to improve its tally.
The BJP came to power in Arunachal Pradesh after a majority of Congress MLAs deserted the party to ally with it and later joined it. Here’s the full list:
BJP Releases Second List for Arunachal, First for Sikkim
The BJP on Thursday, 21 March released its second candidate list for Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections and first list for that in Sikkim.
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Published: 17 Mar 2019,05:51 PM IST