Prominent leaders on BJP's second list for Lok Sabha polls

Nitin Gadkari currently serves as the Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation in the 2nd Modi government. He also spearheads the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Known for his organisational skills, Gadkari was one of the star performers in the previous Modi government. He was earlier the Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, was given the task of cleaning up the Ganga after the cabinet reshuffle of Modi government on September 3, 2017. Gadkari was given charge of the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation. He earlier served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2010-2013. (ANI photo)

Piyush Goyal will make his poll debut from Mumbai North in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. After the reshuffle under the Modi government on September 3, 2017, Goyal was appointed new railway minister. Goyal took charge from Suresh Prabhu and will be the third railway minister of this government. Goyal has a background in accounts and law and has been given the responsibility of the railways after his performance as the Power Minister. He initiated several projects like electrification of villages, Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to revive debt- ridden power distribution companires (DISCOMS) and solar power. He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee and oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. (PTI photo)

Pralhad Joshi is the Union minister for Parliamentary affairs and has served as the Union Minister of Coal and Mines. Joshi has been an active member of the BJP and has held various positions within the party and government over the years. He has represented the Dharwad parliamentary constituency in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha. Joshi has been known for his involvement in parliamentary affairs and has contributed to various policy discussions and legislative processes. (PTI photo)

Anurag Singh Thakur is information and broadcating minister and MP from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur. He also served as a minister of state for Finance. His father, Prem Kumar Dhumal, was the former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, he served as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from May 2016 to February 2017. (PTI photo)

Manohar Lal Khattar, who has resigned as Haryana chief minister, will contest from Karnal Lok Sabha constituency. Khattar belongs to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and has dedicated over four decades to grassroots organizational work before being chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to helm Haryana's first BJP government in 2014. His adept organizational acumen has earned him widespread admiration. (PTI photo)

Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai will be contesting Lok Sabha polls from the Haveri Lok Sabha constituency. Bommai served as the 23rd chief minister of Karnataka. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister on July 28, 2021, succeeding BS Yediyurappa. Bommai was born on January 28, 1960, in Hubli, Karnataka. He is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister, late S.R. Bommai. Basavaraj Bommai started his political career in 1998 when he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. (ANI photo)

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will contest from Haridwar. He served as the chief minister of Uttarakhand from March 2017 to March 2021. Rawat has been actively involved in politics for several years, holding various positions within the BJP before becoming the chief minister. He represented the Doiwala constituency in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. (PTI photo)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Pankaja Munde from Bheed Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. She is the daughter of the late Gopinath Munde, a prominent leader of the BJP in Maharashtra. Pankaja Munde has been active in politics for several years and has held various positions within the party. She served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing the Parli constituency. Munde has also held ministerial positions in the Maharashtra state government. (PTI photo)

BJP has fielded Tejasvi Surya from Banglore South again. Surya is the Youth wing chief of the BJP and one of the youngest MPs of the party. Surya made his poll debut in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. (ANI photo)

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysore royal family has replaced Pratap Simha as the BJP candidate in the Mysore seat. (Agencies photo)