In a massive development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its 10 list of Lok Sabha candidates. The list contained 9 names who will be fighting Lok Sabha Elections 2024. However, what came as a shock is that the BJP dropped Kirron Kher from its list and announced Sanjay Tandon as its candidate who will fight the upcoming polls from Chandigarh. For the unversed, Kirron Kher is an MP from Chandigarh. Kirron Kher in May 2014 was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament, from Chandigarh. Actor & Politician, Kirron Kher is a two-time MP, however, this time she will not be contesting the election from the BJP.
Talking about Sanjay Tandon, he is the son of senior BJP leader Balramji Das Tandon. Sanjay Tandon has also been the former state President of Chandigarh BJP. Balramji Das Tandon was the Governor of Chhattisgarh from 2014 until his death in 2018.
This time in Chandigarh, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress have announced to contest elections together. In this alliance, Chandigarh seat has gone to Congress. Although Congress has not yet announced its candidate.