BJP Likely To Release Its 1st Lok Sabha Candidates' List Today: Sources
NDTV
The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) met on Thursday night as its members, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held deliberations to finalise the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May.
The BJP is expected to release a first list of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections this evening, sources said. The list that is said to be announced at a BJP press conference at 6 pm comes days after back-to-back late night meetings in Delhi. The BJP may also announce new allies in the National Democratic Alliance or NDA, they said.
The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) met on Thursday night as its members, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held deliberations to finalise the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May. The ruling party is looking to name its candidates for the Lok Sabha seats before the Election Commission's poll schedule announcement. The meeting was attended by leaders from various staes - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Gujarat's Bhupendra Patel, Madhya Pradesh's Mohan Yadav, Chhattisgarh's Vishnu Deo Sai, Uttarakhand's Pushkar Singh Dhami and Goa's Pramod Sawant. State leaders usually attend the CEC meeting when candidates for constituencies in their states are discussed.
Earlier, the sources told NDTV that the BJP may announce more than 100 names that will include heavyweights such as PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
