India’s ruling party, the BJP, has released its fifth list of 111 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in April, which includes actor Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
The list includes candidates for the Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim, Telangana, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
Thanking the party after announcement, Kangana Ranaut said, "My beloved Bharat and Bhartiya Janta’s own party, Bharatiya Janta party (BJP) has always had my unconditional support, today the national leadership of BJP has announced me as their Loksabha candidate from my birth place Himachal Pradesh, Mandi (constituency) I abide by the high command’s decision on contesting Lok Sabha polls."
"I feel honoured and elated to officially join the party. I look forward to be a worthy karyakarta and a reliable public servant," She added.
The BJP announced the names of its candidates for 18 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, while dropping four sitting MPs from the list. The nominees for Cuttack, Jajpur and Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituencies are yet to be named by the party.
Polling for Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in seven phases, from 19 April to 1 June. The counting of votes will take place on 4 June.
