BJP tightens its belt, releases new list of candidates for Kerala, Puducherry and Assam:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday sharpened its election campaign for the Assembly elections 2026.21st March) has released another important list of candidates. After careful deliberation, the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the party Kerala For your third list, Puducherry First list for and Assam The names of the candidates have been announced. These names have been finalized after the meeting held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

Kerala: Big preparations to feed ‘Lotus’ in the south (third list)

BJP has so far declared the names of more than 97 candidates for the elections to be held on 140 seats in Kerala. The third list released on Saturday includes 11 prominent names:

Thiruvananthapuram: from here Karamana Jayan Has been fielded.

Puthupalli: In the stronghold of former Chief Minister Oman Chandy Rabindranath Vakathanam Will be the face of BJP.

Kovalam: from here T.N. Suresh Will contest elections.

Other prominent names: Vivek Gopan from Aruvikkara, K.R. from Chavara. Rajesh and Pandalam Prathapan have been given tickets from Adoor (SC).

strategy: The party has expressed confidence in experienced faces and leaders with local influence to strengthen its presence in South Kerala.

Puducherry: ‘Masterplan’ to retain power (first list)

BJP has released its first list of 9 candidates for 30 seats in the Union Territory of Puducherry. BJP here AINRC Contesting the elections in alliance with:

Leading candidates: from mannadipet A. Namashivayamfrom Raj Bhavan to V.P. Ramalingam and A from Mudaliarpet. Johnkumar has been made the candidate.

Alliance: Under NDA, BJP will contest on 10 seats here, while AINRC candidates will contest on 16 seats.

Assam: Focus on Upper Assam and Barak Valley

For Assam also, BJP has decided the names of candidates on strategically important seats:

Digboi: from here Jiten Nag Has got the ticket.

Sonai (Kachhar): Shahjahan Laskar will be the BJP candidate.

Borrowed: Tapas Das has been fielded in the election.

Elections 2026: Important dates at a glance

As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission, the election bugle has sounded in these states:

Voting date: In Kerala, Assam and Puducherry 9 April 2026 Voting will be done in a single phase.

consequences: Election results of all states (including West Bengal and Tamil Nadu) 4 May 2026 Will be announced.

Voter Number: This time around 17.4 crore voters in these states will participate in this great festival of democracy.

Political equation: competition is tough

While in Kerala the BJP is trying to create a triangular contest between the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF, in Puducherry it is trying to save its current power. In Assam, the party is in the fray with the intention of scoring a ‘hat-trick’.