Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman joined the BJP in 2008 and has served as a national spokesperson for the party since 2010. Sitharaman was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on August 18, 1959.
Nirmala Sitharaman said that she “doesn t have the kind of money” to contest the Lok Sabha elections, declining BJP s offer for a ticket. | Latest News India
BJP released a sixth list of three candidates from Rajasthan and Manipur for Lok Sabha Polls. The party nominated Kanhaiya Lal and Indu Devi from Rajasthan, and Basanta Kumar Singh from the Manipur Lok Sabha seat.
Moitra's opponent was revealed shortly after she criticized the saffron party for not announcing its candidate for Krishnangar, a seat that has been held by the TMC since 2009.