Pema Khandu To Contest From Mukto As BJP Releases List of 60 Candidates for Arunachal Pradesh Elections

The ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh released a list of 60 candidates for the state elections on Wednesday, March 13. Chief Minister Pema Khandu will contest from his home constituency, Mukto. The BJP Central Election Committee has decided the following names for the ensuing General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh.

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BJP releases its list of candidates for the upcoming Arunachal Pradesh elections

CM Pema Khandu to contest from Mukto (ST) Assembly seat. pic.twitter.com/YvazdN7f1z

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The BJP's Central Election Committee met today under the presidency of party National President JP Nadda. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and all other committee members attended. 

Tsering Lhamu has been given ticket from Lumla seat, Tsering Dorji from Tawang seat, Phurpa Tsering from Dirang, Tseten Chombe from Kalaktang, Kumsi Sidiso from Thrizino-Buragaon and Dongru Seongju from Bomdila.

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Assembly polls in the northeast state going to held along with Lok Sabha elections. However, the election commission has yet to announce the specific dates. The BJP won 41 seats in the 2019 assembly polls out of 60. Apart from BJP, JDU got 7 seats, NDEP got 5 seats, and Congress got 4 seats. The BJP formed the government, and Pema Khandu became the Chief Minister of the state.