The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unveiled its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, revealing 15 names to contest various constituencies. The list includes prominent individuals who will represent the party in different regions across the state.
Here is the breakdown of the BJP's fourth candidates list for Tamil Nadu:
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Pon V Balaganapathy - Tiruvallur
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RC Paul Kanagaraj- Chennai (North)
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A Ashwathaman- Tiruvannamalai
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KP Ramalingam- Namakkal
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AP Muruganandam- Tiruppur
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K Vasantharajan- Pollachi
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VV Senthilnathan- Karur
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P Karthiyayini-Chidambaram (SC)
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SGM Ramesh- Nagapattinam
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M Muruganandam- Thanjavur
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Devanathan Yadav- Sivaganga
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Raama Sreenivasan- Madurai
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Raadhika Sarathkumar- Virudhunagar
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B John Pandian- Tenkasi (SC)
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A Namassivayam- Puducherry
This announcement follows the BJP's earlier release of a list featuring nine candidates for Tamil Nadu, including notable figures like former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan and Annamalai from Coimbatore. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan is set to contest from Nilgiris, while senior leaders AC Shanmugam and Pon Radhakrishnan will represent Vellore and Kanniyakumari respectively.
In Tamil Nadu, the BJP has formed an alliance with Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) after its previous alliance with AIADMK came to an end last year. The upcoming elections will witness a direct contest between the ruling DMK and the main opposition AIADMK in 19 Lok Sabha constituencies across the state. Notable segments include Chennai North, Chennai South, Coimbatore, Salem, and Erode, among others.
Polling for Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha seats is scheduled to take place in the first phase on April 19. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP failed to secure any seats from Tamil Nadu. The DMK emerged victorious with 23 seats, followed by the Congress with eight seats and the CPI with two seats.
Overall, the Lok Sabha elections, spanning 543 seats nationwide, will be conducted in seven phases starting April 19, with an estimated 97 crore eligible voters across the country.
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