BJP likely to announce Punjab election candidates on Jan 11

New Delhi, January 9

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central Election Committee will meet on Wednesday to draw up its first list of candidates for upcoming assembly elections.

The committee — whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah — is also likely to announce the names of candidates for Punjab and Goa — the two states that will vote first on February 4.

The BJP’s Goa unit has announced candidates for most of the 40 seats in the state and the CEC is likely to approve them in its meeting.

The notification for Goa and Punjab polls will be issued on January 11 with the last date of filing nominations on January 18, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission.

After Punjab and Goa, Uttarakhand goes to polls on February 15. Manipur’s elections will be held in two phases: March 4 and 8.

The crucial seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly polls are scheduled for February 11, 15, 19, 23, March 4 and 8. — PTI