Finally! Former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir Joined BJP Party

NEW DELHI: The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided the names of 100 BJP candidates for the ensuing General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha while the Congress Central Election Committee has announced the seventh list of candidates for the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha and the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

In Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) is expected to make an announcement on the pre-poll alliance today.

The BJP also announced on Thursday evening its first list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections that begin next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also take part in Lok Sabha Elections from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary seat he retained after winning two seats in the 2014 election while BJP president Amit Shah will fight from Gandhinagar in his home town Gujarat; a seat where BJP veteran LK Advani is the sitting lawmaker.

The Lok Sabha elections will going to be held in seven phases beginning April 11; votes will be counted on May 23.

Former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir Joined BJP Party

The party leadership will decide on Gautam Gambhir’s role in the BJP, says Union Minister Arun Jaitley. “We try to induct people who have achieved excellence in their own fields.”

I was inspired by PM Modi and his vision, says Gautam Gambhir. “I am really honoured to get the opportunity to join this platform.”