BJP lists Arunachal, Andhra candidates for April 11 Assembly polls

Updated On: 18 March, 2019 08:30 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies

The party has named its candidates for 123 seats in the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly and for 54 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, according to a statement.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets BJP national president Amit Shah as he arrives to attend the BJP Central Election Committee meeting, at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, on Saturday. Pic/PTI

The BJP on Sunday announced the names of its candidates for most of the seats in Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh Assemblies, which will go to polls along with the Lok Sabha elections on April 11.

The party has named its candidates for 123 seats in the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly and for 54 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, according to a statement. Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been fielded from Mukto. In Andhra Pradesh, the two main challengers for power are Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSR Congress with the BJP hoping to improve its tally.