Jayant Sinha, the son of former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and Poonam Mahajan, the daughter of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, were also fielded by the party in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj will contest from Vidisha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, according to the list of nominees released by BJP which also fielded former RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav, who joined the party today, against Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti from Pataliputra constituency in Bihar.
Former Home Secretary R K Singh, who joined BJP after his retirement from service, will be in fray in Arrah Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. Party Spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain will contest from his Bhagalpur constituency, while Rajya Sabha member Rajiv Pratap Rudy from Saran Lok Sabha seat.
The much-expected consideration of seats in Uttar Pradesh was not made in today's meeting of the party's Central Election Committee which will meet again on Saturday to decide its candidates. The candidates in Gujarat, the home state of the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will also be taken up on Saturday.
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