
Raipur
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming urban body elections on Saturday. The party announced candidates for the posts of Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika presidents, and ward councilors in the municipal bodies of Gariaband and Rajnandgaon districts.

In Gariaband, the list includes candidates for five Nagar Panchayat presidents, as well as the Nagar Palika president and councilors.
According to the released list, Prashant Manikpuri has been fielded as the candidate for Gariaband Nagar Palika president.
For the Nagar Panchayat president positions, the BJP has announced the following candidates: Mahesh Yadav for Rajim Nagar Panchayat, Uttam Rajvanshi for Fingeshwar Nagar Panchayat, Rupnarayan Sahu for Kopra Nagar Panchayat, Lukeshwari Nishad for Chhura Nagar Panchayat, and Anita Vikas Upadhyay for Deobhog Nagar Panchayat.
Meanwhile, in Rajnandgaon district, the BJP has released the list of ward councilor candidates for 15 wards in Dongargarh Municipal Council, as well as 15 wards each in the Nagar Panchayats of Dongargarh and Lal Bahadur Nagar.
The party has named Ajay Patel as its candidate for Chhuria Nagar Panchayat president, while Devendra Sahu has been declared the candidate for the president post in Lal Bahadur Nagar Panchayat.