BJP Central Election Committee Meeting: Seats decided for Chhattisgarh, Telengana and Mizoram assembly elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held its first Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting to discuss candidates for the forthcoming elections in the five states. BJP has announced 77 candidates out of 90 for Chhattisgarh state elections. Former IAS officer OP Chaudhary will be contesting from Chhattisgarh's Kharsia constituency, said JP Nadda after BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi.

For Chhattisgarh Assembly elections today we have decided candidates for 77 seats out of 90 seats: Union Minister JP Nadda after BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/Ak3d6bdAZ2

— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018

For Telangana assembly polls, BJP has decided the contestants for 38 seats, according to the minister. 13 seats have also been finalised for the Mizoram polls.

For the upcoming Telangana Assembly polls candidates for 38 seats have been decided and for Mizoram Assembly polls candidates for 13 seats have been decided: JP Nadda pic.twitter.com/DKK5wLcoZL

— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and others were present at BJP headquarters for party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, ANI tweeted.

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and others at BJP headquarters for party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting pic.twitter.com/4zg4V62bec

— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018

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Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at BJP headquarters for Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting of the party pic.twitter.com/hJCDhCR6E5

— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018

BJP has 14 members in the Central Election Committee: PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Thavar Chandra Gehlot, Anant Kumar, Ram Lal, party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain, J P Nadda, Jual Oram, Mahila Morcha and Vijaya Rahatkar.