Wayanad LS bypoll: BJP fields Navya Haridas against Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) The BJP on Saturday fielded Navya Haridas from Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, where Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is contesting on a Congress ticket.

The party also named 24 candidates for assembly polls across eight states.

Former MP Sunil Soni will contest from the Raipur City South assembly in Chhattisgarh.

Besides the central state, the BJP named its nominees for the assembly bypolls being held in Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and West Bengal. PTI