Lok Sabha polls 2024: Which big names were dropped in BJP's second list & who replaced them?
FirstpostBJP announced second list candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024. The list that has 72 names has dropped at least 25 sitting MPs from 10 different states Bharatiya Janata Party announced second list of candidates for Lok Sabha Polls. States covered in BJP’s second candidate list Below are the state-wise details of candidates named in BJP’s second list: Tripura - 1 Delhi - 2 Himachal Pradesh - 2 Uttarakhand - 2 Madhya Pradesh - 5 Haryana - 6 Telangana - 6 Gujarat - 7 Karnataka - 20 Maharashtra - 20 Candidates have also been announced for Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The BJP named Anup Dhorte as its candidate from Maharashtra’s Akola Lok Sabha seat, instead of sitting MP Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre. The BJP fielded Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathwa from the Chhota Udaipur Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, instead of its sitting MP Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva.