The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP national president JP Nadda, among others…reports Asian Lite News
The second meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) concluded here in the national capital late on Monday night, with the names of approximately 90 candidates being finalized for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, sources said.
According to the party sources, names of about 90 candidates across seven states were finalized in the meeting which was held at BJP headquarters in Delhi. An official announcement on the same is expected by the party soon, they said.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP national president JP Nadda, among others.
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Union Ministers Anurag Thakur, Prahlad Joshi, Nityanand Rai, party MPs Sushil Modi, CR Patil, Telangana State President Kishan Reddy, Himachal LoP Jairam Thakur, Himachal in-charge Shrikant Sharma, Karnataka former CMs BS Yeddyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka state president Vijendra Yeddyurappa, Karnataka LoP R Ashok, Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, Deputy CM Rajendra Shukla, and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel were also present.
As per the sources, discussions were held regarding the Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana. However, due to ongoing coalition talks in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha, there might be delays in finalizing candidate lists for these states, the sources said.
They said that discussions were held for all remaining 11 seats in Gujarat, and names for seven seats have been finalized.
Talks for the remaining five seats in Madhya Pradesh concluded with a consensus reached on four seats. Deliberations were held on candidate names for 25 seats in Maharashtra, eight seats in Telangana, and all 28 seats in Karnataka. However, sources said that JD(S) is likely to secure three seats in Karnataka. Additionally, discussions for all four seats in Himachal Pradesh also held, sources said.
Proposed alliances with parties like JD(U), Lok Janshakti Party, and others in Bihar, AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, JJP in Haryana, and BJD in Odisha have not yet finalized seat-sharing arrangements.
On March 2, the BJP released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, topped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will seek his third straight term in the Lower House from Varanasi.
Of the 195 candidates, 34 are ministers from the Center and States, while two are former chief ministers who are on the list.
In 2019, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a total of 303 seats, leaving the grand-old party behind at 52 seats. The Lok Sabha polls are expected to be held sometime between April and May this year. (ANI)
Several MP Congress leaders joins BJP
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress leaders, including former MLA Arunoday Choubey and Shivdayal Bagri, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in the state capital Bhopal on Monday.
According to the BJP Madhya Pradesh, the leaders joined the ruling party of the state due to their admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ideology and development initiatives as the driving force behind their decision.
CM Mohan Yadav, while addressing the party workers here said that the induction of Arunoday Choubey will lead the party to secure a significant victory in the Sagar parliamentary constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, which are expected to be held in April-May this year.
Mohan Yadav further emphasized that all new members would receive respect within the BJP, emphasizing that it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s family.
“All those joining the party will get respect here because this is Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s family. With ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Prayas’, the strength of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s family is increasing every day. This time Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the slogan of crossing 400, together we will complete it. For the third time under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the country will develop rapidly in every field,” Mohan Yadav said.
State President Vishnu Dutt Sharma pointed out that prominent Congress leaders from various regions joined the BJP recognizing the increasing global prestige of India under PM Modi’s leadership.
“I assure you (new members of BJP) that all of you will feel like the family of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji here. Today, big Congress leaders from different areas of the state have taken membership of the party after being impressed by the policies of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The leaders joining the party realized that India’s prestige in the world is continuously increasing under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,” Vishnudutt Sharma said.
Arunoday Choubey, who left Congress for BJP, explained his decision, citing his impression of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s policies.
“My ticket was filed from Congress, but I refused because I am impressed by the policies of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the increasing respect of India on the world stage. I served the Congress honestly for forty years, and I also got respect from the party, but the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the work of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji kept influencing me and today I joined the Bharatiya Janata Party,” Arunoday Choubey said.
Along with the Chief Minister, MP and State BJP President VD Sharma and former minister Narottam Mishra were also present. (ANI)
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