Guj: BJP, Cong hold meetings for Lok Sabha poll candidates
The Gujarat BJP Sunday held a meeting to discuss names of candidates for the state's 26 Lok Sabha seats.
All 26 seats, currently held by the BJP, will go to polls in a single phase on April 23.
The meeting, which took place in Gandhinagar, was attended by Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, state Lok Sabha poll in charge Om Mathur and state unit chief Jitu Vaghani among others.
Names of probable candidates will be discussed for three days after which a final report will be sent to the party high command in Delhi, a leader said on condition of anonymity.
Senior BJP leaders met Sunday to discuss names of probable candidates for Vadodara, Bharuch, Panchmahals, Chhota Udepur, Dahod, Valsad, Navsari, Vardoli, Surat, Anand and Kheda Lok Sabha constituencies, Rupani said in a Facebook post.
"The Lok Sabha election committee met in Gandhinagar. Discussions were held on candidates for the Lok Sabha seats based on input received by party's poll observers," Rupani said.
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