Lok Sabha elections 2019: In second list, BJP drops more senior leaders

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha from his Hazaribagh seat

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced 112 more candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

Among the surprises, it decided to support independent candidate Sumanlatha, widow of Congress leader and actor Ambareesh, on the Mandya Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka. She will face Nikhil Gowda of the Janata Dal (Secular), grandson of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda.

The BJP central election committee, which met Friday evening, fielding Himachal Pradesh minister Kishan Kapoor from the Kangra seat, replacing sitting MP and senior leader Shanta Kumar. It is consistent with the party not fielding leaders who are above 75-years, including L