New Delhi: The BJP has released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls containing 36 names, which included 23 nominees for Andhra Pradesh, six for Maharashtra and five for Odisha. Names of one candidate each for Assam and Meghalaya has also been announced in the list.
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra will contest the general election from Puri parliamentary constituency in Odisha.
This put to rest speculation about Prime Minister Narendra Modi contesting from the second seat of Puri. It was triggered by the BJP’s aggressive push in Odisha where the saffron party wants to make a significant improvement in its 2014 tally of 1 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats. -PTI