On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced another list of three candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, dropping all its sitting MPs, including Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, from the seats won by the party in 2019.
The BJP has now announced its candidates for 401 seats so far for the elections to the 543-member Lok Sabha.
In two Rajasthan constituencies, the BJP has nominated Indu Devi Jatav and Kanhaiya Lal Meena for Karauli-Dholpur and Dausa respectively, replacing sitting MPs Manoj Rajoria and Jaskaur Meena.
Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, a minister in the Manipur government, has been chosen to contest from the Inner Manipur constituency, replacing the Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.
The General Elections 2024 for the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in 7 phases, starting from April 19 and the results will be declared on June 4.
‘102 constituencies will go for polls in the first phase on April 19, followed by 89 constituencies in the second phase on April 26. The third phase will be held on May 7, the fourth on May 13, the fifth on May 20, the sixth on May 25 and the seventh and the last phase on June 1’, said the Election Commission.
In the first phase, 102 constituencies will go for polls, 89 constituencies in the second phase, 94 constituencies in the third, 96 in the fourth phase, 49 in the fifth phase, 57 in the sixth phase and 57 in the seventh phase.
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