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BJP released second list of 72 candidates for Lok Sabha elections, Khattar got ticket from Karnal

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BJP has announced names for 267 seats so far. At the same time, candidates from Punjab have not been announced in the second list.(Photo:Facebook/J.P.Nadda)

India's Narendra Modi-led ruling party BJP has released the second list of 72 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

In this, Manohar Lal Khattar, who left the post of Chief Minister in Haryana a few days ago, has been given a ticket from Karnal. Similarly, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivender Singh Rawat has been made a candidate from Haridwar.

BJP has announced names for 267 seats so far. At the same time, candidates from Punjab have not been announced in the second list.

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