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BJP Drops 3 Sitting MPs In Its 6th List Of Lok Sabha Candidates

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday released its 6th list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The party has named 3 candidates, dropping all its sitting MPs, including Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, from these seats won by it in 2019.

In Rajasthan, the BJP has fielded Indu Devi Jatav from the SC-reserved seat of Karauli-Dholpur and Kanhaiya Lal Meena from Dausa. Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh is the party candidate from Inner Manipur.

In Odisha, all eyes are Cuttack, Kadhamal and Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency from which the BJP is yet to announce its candidates. The 18 Lok Sabha poll candidates announced by the BJP for Odisha include two members from erstwhile royal families, five from tribal communities and two Dalits.

OB Bureau

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