BJP releases second list for Haryana polls

 The BJP Saturday released its second list of 47 candidates for the Haryana assembly election.

New Delhi: The BJP Saturday released its second list of 47 candidates for the Haryana assembly election.

The 47 names include eight women candidates.

The list includes External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj`s sister Vandana Sharma, who is the candidate from Safidon, and former Congress district president Jai Bhagwan Sharma from Pehowa.

The Bharatiya Janata Party`s first list of 43 candidates was announced Sep 9.

The second list completes the party`s candidates for the state which has 90 assembly seats.

The process of filing nomination papers for the Haryana assembly elections commenced Saturday, with the authorities issuing the poll notification.

Polling will take place Oct 15. About 1.61 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballot at 16,244 polling stations.

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