Pravin Togadia’s newly launched political party will contest on around 100 Lok Sabha seats!

Ahmedabad: Former VHP leader Pravin Togadia on Friday mainly said his newly launched political party will contest on around 100 Lok Sabha seats across the country, including 15 seats in Gujarat.

Togadia, who mainly floated the Hindusthan Nirman Dal (HND), released a list of 41 candidates.

He also said that he may also contest the upcoming elections from either Varanasi, Ayodhya or Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

The Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency is represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking re-election from the constituency.

Togadia said here the key focus of the HND will be construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, better prices for farm produce and creation of jobs by focusing on agriculture and small industries.

In his very released first list on Friday, HND announced candidates for 41 Lok Sabha seats spread over Uttar Pradesh (19), Gujarat (9), Assam (7), Odisha (5) and Haryana (1).

“We mainly intend to field around 100 candidates in 12 states. The names for the remaining seats will be announced in phases.

“For Gujarat, we mainly announced candidates for nine seats today. We may also contest on 15 seats in the state,” Togadia told reporters here.

“Many party workers have also urged me to contest the polls from either Ayodhya, Varanasi or Mathura. I will also hold a meeting with local party workers of UP in coming days.

If everyone agrees to me , I will contest the Lok Sabha polls from any of these seats,” he said.

The right-wing leader mainly attacked Modi, alleging his policies have “ruined the economy” and led to unemployment. “I want to tell the people that only HND can build Ram Temple (in Ayodhya), create new jobs and give better prices for farm produce.

“Unlike the BJP, we will surely fulfil our promises if voted to power,” Togadia added.