Bharatiya Janata Party released a list of 16 candidates on Sunday for the upcoming State Assembly by-elections to be held in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Manipur and Odisha. The list of the candidates was finalized in Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting held by BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi at party headquarters on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also attended the meeting.
The by-elections will be held for 16 seats - one in Chhattisgarh, seven in Gujarat, two in Jharkhand, four in Manipur, and two in Odisha.
