Friday, March 28, 2014

AAP names 35 candidates; totals 385 for 545 seats in the Lok Sabha

The AAP Friday named 35 more people contesting the Lok Sabha polls, fielding former BJP leader Kanubhai Kalasariya from Bhavnagar in Gujarat.

AAP supporters. AFP.

AAP supporters. AFP.

The Aam Aadmi Party said nine of the candidates will contest in Andhra Pradesh, four in Bihar, eight in Gujarat, three in Punjab, two in Rajasthan and nine in Rajasthan.

With the release of its 12th list, the AAP has so far announced a total of 385 candidates for the 545-seat Lok Sabha.

The party had recently declared 26 candidates for 10 states and one union territory — Bihar (6), Tamil Nadu (8), Uttar Pradesh (4),and one each for Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tripura, Manipur Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The list included Anti-nuclear activist SP Udayakumar who will be the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)candidate from Kanyakumari. A prior list included former CNN journalist Anita Pratap.


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