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  • 25% of 435 BJP candidates joined party in last ten years: report
  • 106 BJP candidates are turncoats: report
  • Scindia, Jindal, Prasada joined BJP in last 5 years

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Lok Sabha 2024 | 25% BJP candidates defectors, joined party in last ten years: report

According to a TOI report, 90 BJP candidates are turncoats.

Lok Sabha 2024 | 25% BJP candidates defectors, joined party in last ten years: report

Almost a quarter of BJP candidates contesting in Lok Sabha election 2024 are defectors.

According to a TOI report published on May 15, out of 435 BJP candidates, 106 joined the party in last ten years.

This include heavyweight candidates like Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada and Naveen Jindal from the Congress.

The highest proportion of such candidates is in Andhra Pradesh, where BJP has fielded six candidates. In Uttar Pradesh, 31% of the party's candidates are defectors. 90 of these candidates have made the switch in just the past five years, TOI said.

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