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BJP releases fourth list of its candidates for upcoming LS polls

BJP releases fourth list of its candidates for upcoming LS polls

New Delhi, Mar 22 (UNI) The BJP on Friday released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of the BJP announced the names of 15 candidates, one from Puducherry and the remaining 14 from Tamil Nadu.
As per the list, in Tamil Nadu, the party has fielded actor turned politician Radikaa Sarathkumar from Virudhunagar, Pon V Balaganapathy from Tiruvallur, RC Paul Kanagaraj from Chennai (North), A Ashwathaman from Tiruvannamalai, KP Ramalingam from Namakkal, and AP Muruganandam from Tiruppur.
The BJP has also given tickets to K Vasantharajan from Pollachi, VV Senthilnathan from Karur, P Karthiyayini from Chidambaram (SC), SGM Ramesh from Nagapattinam, M Muruganandam from Thanjavur, Devanathan Yadav from Sivaganga, Raama Sreenivasan from Madurai, and B John Pandian from Tenkasi (SC).
In Puducherry, state Home Minister A Namassivayam will contest the lone seat in the Union Territory for the upcoming polls.
Both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will go to the polls in the first phase of the general elections on April 19.
UNI JA ARN

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