BJP 2nd List: Darshana Jardosh
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BJP has announced the names of 22 out of 26 candidates in Gujarat for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Among the 22 candidates announced by the party, tickets of 10 sitting MPs have been cut. Whereas candidates are yet to be declared for four seats Mehsana, Surendranagar, Amreli and Junagadh.
The youngest face in the BJP list is Dhawal Patel from Valsad. The party has fielded Dhawal Patel on the Valsad seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Dhawal is currently the social media incharge of BJP’s National Scheduled Tribe Morcha. Dhawal is a resident of Surat and has done MBA. Dhawal Patel has 12 years of experience working in global MNCs. Patel has been working for the Scheduled Tribe community in South Gujarat for the last 15 years.
At the same time, BJP has canceled the ticket of Union Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh from Surat seat and has given ticket to Surat City General Secretary Mukesh Dalal. Whereas for the third consecutive time, MP Ranjanben Bhatt has been given a chance from Vadodara seat. BJP has canceled tickets for three women candidates in the second list and has given tickets to two women in front of them. Former mayor Neemu Ben Bambhania has been given ticket on Bhavnagar seat.