THE BJP on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly polls, fielding Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari seat. Sarma will contest from the Jalukbari constituency in a bid to retain it for the sixth consecutive term. Sitting BJP MP Hitendra Nath Goswami has been fielded against Gaurav Gogoi, president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, from Jorhat Assembly constituency. Congress leaders Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Borah, who recently joined the BJP, will contest from Dispur and Bihpuria, respectively. Cabinet Ministers who will contest from their current seats are Ajanta Neog from Golaghat, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu from Dhemaji (ST), Rupesh Gowala from Doomdooma, Binal Borah from Tingkhon, Pijush Hazarika from Jagiroad (SC), Jayanta Malla Baruah from Nalbari, Ashok Singhal from Dhekiajuli, Krishendu Paul from Patharkandi and Kaushik Rai from Lakhipur. Among those whose constituencies have changed are Speaker Biswajit Daimary from Panery to Tamulpur (ST), Ministers Chandramohan Patowary from Dharmapur to Tihu and Ranjeet Kumar Dass from Pathacharkuchi to Bhowanipur-Sorbhog.

 

The BJP’s Central Election Committee finalised the first list of candidates at its meeting presided over by party President Nitin Nabin here on Wednesday evening. BJP’s second list of 39 candidates for Kerala Assembly THE BJP on Thursday released the second list of 39 candidates for the Kerala Assembly polls, fielding former State BJP president and former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan from Aranmula seat. The party named CC Mukandan as it’s candidate from Nattila seat. Deepak Puzhakkal will contest from Tanur seat and Aswinini ML from Kasaragod, according to the list released by the BJP. Pathmasree M will contest from Manjeri constituency and Renu Suresh from Kongad seat. BJP had earlier released the names of 47 candidates in its first list. BJP candidates list for by-polls in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland, Tripura THE BJP on Thursday announced names of its candidates for by-polls to five Assembly seats in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura scheduled to be held on April 9. The party has fielded Ritesh Ravi Naik from the Ponda seat in Goa, Daochier I Imchen from the Koridang seat in Nagaland and Jahar Chakraborti from the Dharmanagar seat in Tripura. Veerabhadrayya Charantimath will contest from the Bagalkot seat, and Srinivas T Dasakariyappa will join the fray from Davanagere South seat in Karnataka, according to the list released by the BJP.