After much speculation, the BJP has finally announced that LK Advani will be contesting from Gandhinagar in Gujarat and Narendra Modi will be contesting from Vadodara.
LK Advani. PTI
The party released its 5th list of candidates today. Among them are actress Hema Malini, who will stand from Mathura, and Jagadambika Pal, who has just joined the BJP, will stand from Domariaganj in UP.
Among other the party's other candidates are Olympic-medal winning shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who will contest from Jaipur Rural; Ashwini Chaubey, who will contest from Buxar in Bihar and NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Vijaykumar Gavit's daughter, who has been given a ticket from Nandurbar.
The announcement of Advani standing in Gandhinagar comes despite reports that Advani was more inclined towards contesting from Bhopal, following discussions with leaders from the state party unit. Advani has been the MP of Gandhinagar for the last 16 years.
According to CNN-IBN, Advani's decision is probably because the senior leader is miffed that the candidature of all other senior leaders was announced before his own name was announced.
The channel said that it could also be a way for Advani to show that he is no Murli Manohar Joshi: He is not dependent on a Narendra Modi to get a ticket. Advani also skipped the CEC meet.
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