New Delhi, October 28: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday released its second list of 21 candidates for the November 25 Rajasthan Assembly polls. The party had released its first list of 23 candidates on October 26. "Second list of candidates for Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023 is here. All the best to all the candidates. #EkMaukaKejriwalKo,", the party said in a post on X. The party has fielded Manish Sharma from Bikaner West, while Rohit Joshi, ex IRS officer R P Meena, Hardan Singh Gujjar are in the fray from Jodhpur, Chhabra and Behror, respectively. Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: Aam Aadmi Party Announces Second List of 21 Candidates for Upcoming Polls
Mukesh Bhupremi, Lal Singh, Dipesh Soni, Visvender Singh have been fielded by the party from Sawai Madhopur, Bali, Khanpur and Ramgarh, respectively. Jhabar Singh Khicchar, Hemant Kumar Kumawat, Dr Sanju Bala, Dilip Kumar Meena, Archit Gupta, Puran Mal Khatik, Heena Firoj Baig, Rohitash Chaturvedi are contesting from Sikar, Chomu, Ratangarh, Pipalda, Civil Lines, Shahpura, Karauli and Nadbai, respectively. Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: In a First, Election Commission Fixes 11-Hour Slot for Voting in State
The AAP had earlier announced that it was ready to contest upcoming assembly polls in three states -- Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The polls to the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25 and the results declared on December 3. The Congress seeks to retain power in the state with its social welfare push. The main opposition BJP has targeted the Ashok Gehlot government over issues such as paper leak, corruption and law and order.