The BJP has announced its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. In Tamil Nadu, notable candidates include:
1. Radikaa Sarathkumar, an actor-turned-politician, who will contest from Virudhunagar.
2. Pon V Balaganapathy will represent the party in Tiruvallur.
3. RC Paul Kanagaraj has been fielded from Chennai (North).
4. An Ashwathaman will contest from Tiruvannamalai.
5. KP Ramalingam has been nominated from Namakkal.
6. AP Muruganandam will represent the party in Tiruppur.
7. K Vasantharajan has been given the ticket for Pollachi.
8. VV Senthilnathan will contest from Karur.
9. P Karthiyayini will represent the party in Chidambaram (SC).
10. SGM Ramesh has been fielded from Nagapattinam.
11. M Muruganandam will contest from Thanjavur.
12. Devanathan Yadav has been nominated from Sivaganga.
13. Raama Sreenivasan will represent the party in Madurai.
14. B John Pandian has been given the ticket for Tenkasi (SC).
In Puducherry, the BJP has nominated state Home Minister A Namassivayam to contest the lone seat in the Union Territory.
These candidates will represent the BJP in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April 19, which marks the first phase of polling in these regions.
