New names less than half; more changes in seats BJP won in 2019 rather than lost: First list for LS polls
With its first list of Lok Sabha candidates out, the poll season is well underway for the BJP. Of the 195 candidates announced across 18 states, 79, or less than half, are new faces compared to the BJP’s 2019 Lok Sabha list, as the confident ruling party looks to hit its ambitious target of 370 seats set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.