New Delhi, March 19 The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam assembly polls, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from the Jalukbari seat.
The party has nominated former Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi as its candidate from the Dispur assembly seat. Bordoloi joined the BJP in the presence of Sarma and other party leaders here on Wednesday.
According to the list, Bhupen Kumar Borah, who also recently joined the BJP after leaving the Congress, will contest from the Bihpura seat.
Madhavi Das will contest from Birsing-Jarua, Jyotsana Kalita from Chamaria, and Nilima Devi from Mangaldai.
The first list of candidates was finalized by the BJP's Central Election Committee at its meeting presided over by party president Nitin Nabin here on Wednesday evening.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and other members of the BJP poll body.
Dilip Saikia, chief of the BJP's Assam unit, was also present at the meeting.