The Bahujan Samaj Party announced Davinder Singh Ramgarhia as its candidate for the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat in Punjab on Sunday.
Punjab BSP chief Jasvir Singh Garhi stated that the selection of Ramgarhia was in accordance with the directive of BSP national president Mayawati. He further noted that Ramgarhia, who hails from the OBC category, currently serves as president of the All India Vishwakarma Foundation, Punjab, and the Ramgarhia Board Punjab.
The BSP had previously released names of candidates for other parliamentary constituencies in Punjab including Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Patiala, Jalandhar, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Bathinda, and Gurdaspur.
Polling for all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab is scheduled for the last phase of general elections on June 1.