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BJP announces second list of 54 candidates

The BJP has announced the second list of of candidates for Assam Assembly polls. The list has 54 names a day after it was finalized at a meeting chaired by party president Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Friday. The party had earlier announced the names of six candidates. The third and final list of the contesting candidates for the State polls will be announced on March 9.


The notification for the first phase of polls in the State will be issued on March 10. On the other hand, the Trinamool Congress will expand its base in northeast. Party chief Mamata Banerjee has decided to contest all the seats in Assam that goes to the polls on April 4.

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