New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar in Gujarat while prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will fight from a second seat from Vadodara in the same state, the party announced Wednesday.
Modi is also contesting from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
The decision was taken after a long meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's central election committee, which was not attended by Advani.
Reports said Advani was keen on contesting from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and former party president Nitin Gadkari, meanwhile, met Advani at his residence Wednesday evening. However, the details of the meeting were not disclosed.
Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was given a ticket from Jaipur Rural while Bollywood actress Hema Malini will contest from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.
Dushyant Singh, son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, will fight from Jhalawar in the state.
Jagdambika Pal, who joined the BJP Wednesday, will contest from Domariaganj in Uttar Pradesh. He represented the constituency as a Congress member in the 15th Lok Sabha.
In Bihar, party leader Ashwini Kumar Choubey will fight from Buxar.
This was the fifth list announced by the BJP in which 67 candidates, including 10 women, were named.
The risk of corona increased in 9 states of the country: 21,880 were found infected in the last 24 hours, and Bengal tops with 2486 new cases
Corona cases are increasing rapidly in 9 states of the country, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh. In the last 24
Ramayan Film: Video of the set of Ranbir Kapoor's 'Ramayan' goes viral, so many crores spent to show Ayodhya?
Ranbir Kapoor is in the news these days about his upcoming film 'Ramayana'. Every day some news related to this is coming out. Ranbir's fans are eagerly waiting for this film. It is said that Ranbir
President greets nation on International Women's Day
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee extended his greetings to women on Sunday on the occasion of International Women's Day."I pay tribute to all women who have given this nation
CBI trying to fix me in false case: Dayanidhi Maran
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) DMK leader and former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran Thursday alleged that the CBI is trying to fix him in a false case and torturing his aides.He also alleged that the
BSF Chief Reviews Security along Bangladesh Border
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) In the wake of recent attacks by Bangladeshi smugglers, Border Security Force Director General D.K. Pathak Friday reviewed the security scenario and border management along
Chinese National Arrested: Chinese woman in Buddhist monk's costume arrested, a shocking secret revealed in interrogation
Chinese National Arrested: A case of arrest of a Chinese female citizen has come to light in the country's capital Delhi. The woman has been accused of spying for China. According to the information
Mundra Port: Who is the owner of drugs worth Rs 21 thousand crore? The conspiracy of Afghanistan and Pakistan is being hidden!
After getting bail to Aryan Khan and other accused in the Mumbai drugs case, now the case of 'heroin' worth Rs 21 thousand crores caught at Mundra port in Gujarat will arise. Such a huge consignment
US-China: Will America impose sanctions on China as well? Action can be taken if military aid is sent to Russia
After imposing a lot of sanctions on Russia during the Ukraine war, America is now going to tighten the reins on China as well. It has been revealed by quoting American officials and sources that
Cryptocurrency will not be accepted as legal tender, government has no data on bitcoin transactions: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
The central government has made its stand clear on cryptocurrencies. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a statement on Monday that the central government has no plans to accept
North Korea again fired a ballistic missile, and Japan's concerns increased; issued an emergency alert
Japan's Prime Minister's Office has issued an emergency alert because of a suspected ballistic missile launched by North Korea. North Korea fired a missile, which went over Japan towards the Pacific.
