Punjab elections 2022: BJP announces 34 candidates in first list; check details
New Delhi, January 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its first list of 34 candidates for the Punjab Assembly elections scheduled for February 20.
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said tickets had been given to 12 candidates who belonged to farmers' families, eight tickets to members of the SC community and 13 tickets to Sikhs. The list has doctors, lawyers, sportspersons, farmers, youth, women and former IAS officers.
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"Tickets have been given to 12 candidates who belong to farmers' families, 8 tickets to members of the SC community, 13 tickets to Sikhs. The list has doctors, lawyers, sportspersons, farmers, youth, women, and former IAS," Chugh said.
The BJP is fighting the elections in alliance with the Punjab Lok Congress, led by Captain Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).
The party has fielded Arvind Khanna from Sangrur, Manoranjan Kalia from Jalandhar Central and Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi from Ferozepur City. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Punjab BJP in-charge Dushyant Gautam were also present at the press conference.
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Hardeep Singh Puri[/caption]
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The Punjab Assembly elections will be held on February 14 and the results will be announced on March 10.
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