Of Jyotiraditya Scindia’s 25 key loyalists who had switched to BJP with him, 18 sitting MLAs have been repeated by the party in this election; some of his supporters who returned to Cong also managed to land its tickets.
BJP’s Telangana first list takeaways: Raja Singh returns, 3 MPs fielded, Kishan Reddy to skip fray
BJP MLA T Raja Singh celebrates after the party lifted his suspension allowing him to be a candidate for the Goshamahal assembly seat for the upcoming Telangana Assembly polls, in Hyderabad, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)
The BJP’s first list of 52 candidates for the November 30 Telangana Assembly elections, released on Sunday, figures three Lok Sabha members, including its former state unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Dharmapuri Arvind, and Soyam Bapu Rao, who have been asked to contest from the Karimnagar, Koratla, and Boath Assembly constituencies respectively.
The BJP has renominated its controversial MLA T Raja Singh from his Goshamahal seat after revoking his suspension effected last year for his alleged remarks against the Prophet. The BJP’s state election committee head and MLA, Etela Rajender, has been fielded from Huzurabad, his existing seat, as well as Gajwel.
BJP 5th list out: 29 MLAs dropped, Union Minister faces party workers’ anger
The BJP on Saturday released its fifth list of 92 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, dropping 29 MLAs including three state ministers. The release of the list was followed by angry protests from BJP workers in Jabalpur.
Supporters of party leader Sharad Jain cornered Union minister Bhupender Yadav, the BJP’s Madhya Pradesh election in-charge, protesting against the party’s decision to field Abilash Pandey instead of Jain from the Jabalpur North seat. The BJP workers raised slogans against state party president V D Sharma and also assaulted a security guard.
