BJP announces candidates for AP assembly polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which decided to go solo in Andhra Pradesh, released its first list of 123 candidates for the 175-seat Assembly polls. The party has pitted Tulasi Nath against CM Chandrababu Naidu from Kuppam assembly seat.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its list of candidates for the Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh.

List of Candidates

The party has released the names of 123 candidates for the 175-seat Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls after a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC).

List of Candidates

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and all other members of the CEC.

List of Candidates

The election for 175 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh shall take place on April 11 in single phase along with the Lok Sabha election in the state.

List of Candidates

BJP has fielded Tulasi Nath N S against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu from Kuppam assembly seat.

In 2014 assembly elections, N Chandra Babu Naidu-led TDP had won 103 seats and YSR Congress won 67 seats. BJP had won only four seats and the Congress could not win even a single seat.

List of Candidates

The main opposition in Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress has already released its full list of candidates for 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly constituencies.

(With Inputs from ANI)

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