BJP releases candidate list: Metroman E Sreedharan to contest from Palakkad, Kerala; Women wing chief Vanathi to take on Kamal Haasan

Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 14

The BJP on Sunday released a comprehensive list of candidates for the upcoming elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala fielding six sitting MPs and also its Women’s wing chief to take on actor Kamal Haasan in Coimbatore South.

Metro man E Sreedharan has been fielded from Palakkad in Kerala. Sitting MP K Alphons will contest from Kanjirapally.

In Bengal the BJP is going all out to challenge chief minister and Trinamool Congress President Mamata Banerjee by fielding four sitting MPs — Lok Sabha member Locket Chaterjee from Chunchura; minister Babul Supriyo from Tollyganj; Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta from Tarakeswar and MP Nishit Pramanik from Dinhata.

Tamil Nadu will also see an interesting contest with the BJP naming recent entrant Khushboo Sundar its candidate from Thousand Lights.

BJP Mahila Morcha chief Vanathi Srinivasan will fight against actor politician Kamal Haasan in Coimbatore South.

Today’s list features BJP candidates for phase three polls in Assam and Bengal, 112 candidates in Kerala; and 17 candidates in Tamil Nadu.