Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP Releases Sixth Candidate Listing; Fields Basanta Kumar From Inside Manipur

New Delhi: Bhartiya Janata Get together (BJP) on Tuesday launched the sixth listing of three candidates from Rajasthan and Manipur for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The saffron get together has nominated Kanhaiya Lal Meena from the Dausa constituency and Indu Devi Jatav from the Karauli-Dholpur constituency of Rajasthan whereas Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh from the Inside Manipur Lok Sabha seat.

Rajasthan has a complete of 25 parliamentary constituencies and is about to conduct voting in two phases. The primary part is scheduled on April 19 which covers polling for 12 seats, whereas the second is scheduled on April 26 which covers polling for the remaining 13 seats. 

Moreover, the get together has fielded Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh from Inside Manipur. He’s the son of Union Minister Thounaojam Chaoba Singh. Manipur will vote in two phases within the Lok Sabha Polls, with the primary part of polling slated for April 19 and the second part for April 26.

BJP has thus far launched a listing of 405 candidates. On March 2, the BJP launched a listing of 195 candidates. On March 13, it introduced the names of 72 candidates. On March 21, the BJP launched a listing of 9 candidates for Tamil Nadu. On March 22, the get together launched one other title of 15 candidates. On March 24, the get together introduced the names of 111 candidates, on March and on March 26, the get together introduced three extra candidates – two from Rajasthan and one from Manipur.

On Monday, the Congress launched its sixth listing, that includes 5 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. With this announcement, the grand previous get together has revealed the names of 190 candidates, whereas the BJP has revealed the names of 405 Lok Sabha seats thus far.

The election for all 543 Lok Sabha seats can be performed in seven phases beginning on April 19. The counting of votes will happen on June 4.