Elections 2014: BJP fields Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur

The Bharatiya Janata Party announces nine candidates for Lok Sabha including actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur in Punjab and Ram Swaroop Sharma from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced nine candidates for Lok Sabha including actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur in Punjab and Ram Swaroop Sharma from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.

BJP leader Vinod Khanna. File pic

A party release said that Arif Majeed Pampori will be its candidate from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

Khanna will take on Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa in Gurdaspur.

The party also announced two candidates from Odisha, one from Sikkim and three from Uttar Pradesh.

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!