Staff Reporter

Shillong, March 15: BJP leader and cabinet minister AL Hek is among the five ticket aspirants for Shillong parliamentary seat. 

The party has also submitted six names for the Tura parliamentary seat for decision of the central leadership. 

Informing this today, BJP state president Rikman G Momin said, "We have already sent the names of these candidates to the central leadership."

Apart from Hek, Momin said the other ticket aspirants for Shillong seat include advocate Dr Fenela Lyngdoh Nonglait, former state president Ernest Mawrie, BJYM president Mewaker Lyngdoh and Sumitra Laloo. 

For Tura seat, the ticket aspirants include sitting Tura MDC Bernard N Marak, former MLAs - Winnerson D Sangma and KC Boro, former MDC Boston Marak, Ria Sangma and Thomas Marak.

Momin said, "We don't know (when they will announce the candidates) but the third list is coming soon."

Further, the state president said that the party is ready to fight the elections. He said that the party has already started the election campaign. 

He said that the CAA issue will not affect the BJP in Meghalaya.