The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its first list of candidates on Friday, just weeks before the Punjab Assembly Election. The list contains the names of 34 BJP and coalition partners candidates who will run in the Punjab elections on February 20.
“Today, the BJP is announcing the first list of 34 candidates for the Punjab Elections 2022,” Dushyant Gautam, the Punjab BJP in-charge stated.
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Tarun Chugh, the BJP’s National General Secretary, announced that the party has offered tickets to 12 candidates from farmers’ families, 8 candidates from the Scheduled Caste (SC) group, and 13 candidates from the Sikh community.
Doctors, lawyers, athletes, farmers, youth, women, and former IAS officers are among the candidates on the BJP’s initial list, he added.
The BJP has fielded Nimisha Mehta, a former advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in the Garhshankar constituency. She had recently become a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Renu Kashyup, a woman contender from Dina Nagar, has been fielded alongside Mehta. Ranjit Singh Khojewala, a Kabbadi player, has been elected to the Kapurthala assembly constituency.
SR Laddhar, a retired IAS officer, has been elected to the Gill assembly constituency.
The BJP has released a list of 34 candidates, while its coalition partners will disclose their first lists of candidates separately.
Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) and Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress are the BJP’s coalition partners in the Punjab Assembly election.
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The three parties have organised a six-member committee to decide on the seat-sharing mechanism, with two representatives from each party. A joint manifesto will be produced by the three parties.
The election for 117 seats in the Punjab assembly will take place on February 20 and the results will be announced on March 10.
