This story is from March 25, 2024
Gujarat: BJP names candidates for 6 Lok Saba seats, picks five new faces
The party nominated Hemang Joshi for the Vadodara seat after sitting MP Ranjan Bhatt withdrew her candidature on Saturday over widespread discontentment within the party. Joshi is a physiotherapist and an HR professional who was recently elected as the vice-chairman of the municipal school board of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation. This is the first major post that he has been assigned. Joshi is among the youngest persons to be fielded by the party on the seat.
Bhatt’s nomination for the third terms was vehementally opposed by the former city mayor Jyoti Pandya as well as within the party ranks.
For the Mehsana seat, the party named Haribhai Patel, a member of the Mehsana district panchayat. There were considerable deliberations in the party over the choice for this after former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel announced that he did not intend to contest the parliamentary elections,
Chandubhai Shihora has been named candidate from the Surendranagar seat. An organizational man, Shihora is the former president of the Morbi district panchayat and belongs to the Koli community which has significant numbers in Surendranagar.
BJP's Vadodara and Sabarkantha candidates withdraw from Lok Sabha race over 'personal' reasons
BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat withdraw from 2024 elections. Corruption allegations against Ranjan Bhatt. Statements by party leaders. Impact on upcoming polls speculated.
Filing of nominations begins in Pilibhit today; BJP, SP yet to name candidates
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Lok Sabha elections: PMK announces candidates for nine seats in Tamil Nadu
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