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BJP Releases Fifth List Of 19 Candidates For Telangana Polls

The party had announced its first list of 38 candidates, while the second list comprised of 28 candidates. The third list contained names of 20 candidates.

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BJP Releases Fifth List Of 19 Candidates For Telangana Polls
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its fifth list of 19 candidates for the ensuing Assembly election in Telangana on December 7.

The list, finalised by the BJP Central Election Committee, included the names of Kusuma Satish from Warangal East, Naidu Prakash from Banswada and Sudhakar Rao for the Kollapur seat.

With this, the party has, to date, announced the names of 112 candidates. There are 119 seats in Telangana.

Earlier on Saturday, the BJP had announced the names of seven candidates.

The party had announced its first list of 38 candidates, while the second list comprised of 28 candidates. The third list contained names of 20 candidates.

The Congress on Saturday released its third list of 13 candidates, including former PCC president Ponnala  Lakshmaiah, for the December 7 Legislative Assembly polls in Telangana.

With the release of the third list, the party has so far declared candidates for 88 seats. It had released its first list of 65 candidates for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls on Novermber 13. On November 14, the party had released its second list of 10 candidates.

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(IANS)