UP Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Releases Another List Of 7 Candidates; Drops 3 Sitting MPs From Ballia, Allahabad And Phulpur

In Ghazipur, Paras Nath Rai, a close aide of Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, will be contesting against Afzal Ansari of the Samajwadi Party.

New Delhi: The BJP has released another list of seven candidates for Lok Sabha Elections in Uttar Pradesh. Neeraj Shekhar, the son of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, has been nominated to contest from the Ballia Lok Sabha seat, replacing the current MP Virendra Singh Mast. Dr. Rita Bahuguna Joshi, sitting MP from Allahabad has been replaced by Neeraj Tripathi, the son of former Speaker Kesri Nath Tripathi. Additionally, Keshri Devi Patel from Phulpur has been substituted by Parveen Patel. B.P. Saroj, the current MP from Machhlishahr, has been renominated by the BJP.

In Ghazipur, Paras Nath Rai, a close aide of Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, will be contesting against Afzal Ansari of the Samajwadi Party. Jaiveer Singh has been fielded by the BJP from Mainpuri to challenge Dimple Yadav of the SP. Vinod Sonkar, the sitting MP, will be seeking re-election for a third term from Kaushambhi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its tenth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In the list, BJP has announced names of 9 candidates, seven in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Chandigarh and West Bengal. The saffron party dropped sitting MP Kirron Kher from Chandigarh and has fielded Sanjay Tandon in her place. Former Union Minister SS Ahluwalia has been given ticket from West Bengal’s Asansol, replacing Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh. Ahluwalia currently represents Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal.