Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Standout Entrants in BJP First List

Bansuri Swaraj

Late former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s daughter has been named BJP candidate from the New Delhi constituency. Bansuri is a lawyer by profession.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister is the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Vidisha, a constituency once represented by BJP veterans Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sushma Swaraj. Chouhan represented Vidisha five times in Lok Sabha before first becoming Madhya Pradesh CM in 2004.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The union minister has been named BJP candidate from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram. The constituency is currently represented by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.

Sarbananda Sonowal

The former Assam CM is returning as BJP candidate from Dibrugarh constituency. Sonowal represented Dibrugarh as Asom Gana Parishad MP in 2004.

Anil K. Antony

Former defence minister and Congress leader A.K. Antony’s son, Anil K Antony has been named BJP candidate from Kerala state's Pathanamthitta constituency.

Abdul Salam

The former vice chancellor of Calicut University has been named BJP candidate from Kerala’s Mallapuram constituency.

Biplab Kumar Deb

The former Tripura CM has been named BJP candidate from Tripura West.

Soumendu Adhikari

The brother of senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, Soumendu has been named BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Kanthi constituency.