Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Nitin Gadkari Thanks PM Modi, J P Nadda After Being Named BJP Candidate from Nagpur

After being named in the BJP’s second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed his gratitude on Wednesday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party’s national president JP Nadda for reposing their faith in him and clearing him for candidature from Nagpur.

Taking to his official handle on the social media platform X, the Union Minister posted, “Bharatiya Janata Party Central Election Committee has again shown confidence in me by declaring me a candidate from Nagpur. For this, I thank the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, BJP National President Shri @JPNadda ji, and the election committee. In the last 10 years, as an MP, I have tried for the all-round development of Nagpur. I assure that this work will continue in the future also on the basis of public love and support.”

भारतीय जनता पार्टी 🪷 केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति ने नागपुर से प्रत्याशी घोषित कर मुझ पर पुनः विश्वास दर्शाया है। इसके लिए मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी, भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @JPNadda जी तथा चुनाव समिति को धन्यवाद देता हूं। पिछले 10 वर्षों में मैंने बतौर सांसद…

— Nitin Gadkari (मोदी का परिवार) (@nitin_gadkari) March 13, 2024

Notably, Nitin Gadkari, a prominent figure in the BJP, hails from Maharashtra and currently serves as the sitting Member of Parliament from Nagpur. He secured victories in both the 2014 and 2019 general elections, reflecting his stronghold in the region.

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The BJP recently unveiled its second list of candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, comprising 72 nominees, with 20 candidates from Maharashtra alone. Among the notable mentions in the list, Nitin Gadkari has been nominated to contest from Nagpur, while Piyush Goyal is set to contest from Mumbai North.

Here is the full list of BJP candidates and their respective constituencies from Maharashtra:

Candidate Name	Constituency
Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Nagpur
Piyush Goyal	Mumbai North
Dr Heena Vijaykumar Gavit	Nadurbar (ST)
Dr Subhash Ramrao Bhamre	Dhule
Smita Wagh	Jalgaon
Raksha Nikhil Khadase	Raver
Anup Dhotre	Akola
Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas	Wardha
Sudhir Mungantiwar	Chandrapur
Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar	Nanded
Raosaheb Dadarao Danve	Jalna
Bharati Pravin Pawar	Dindori (ST)
Kapil Moreshwar Patil	Bhiwandi
Mihir Kotecha	Mumbai North East
Murlidhar Kisan Mohol	Pune
Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil	Ahmadnagar
Pankaja Munde	Beed
Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare	Latur (SC)
Ranjeetsinha Hindurao Naik-Nimbalkar	Madha
Sanjaykaka Patil	Sangli

The decision to nominate Gadkari comes after speculations arose when he was not included in the BJP's initial list of 195 Lok Sabha candidates. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray had extended an offer to Gadkari to contest under the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, criticizing the BJP for supposedly sidelining the senior minister. However, Gadkari dismissed Thackeray's offer as "immature and ridiculous," asserting the BJP's systematic approach to candidate selection.

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