Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP on Thursday had finalised its seat-sharing deal with the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS)and Kerala Congress (PC Thomas) in Kerala for the Lok Sabha polls.

The BJP will field candidates in 14 constituencies in Kerala, while the BDJS will contest in five seats, PC Thomas-led Kerala Congress will contest for one seat; Kottayam.

The most wanted Pathanamthitta seat has been left out of the candidates’ list released by Union minister JP Nadda. BJP state chief PS Sreedharan Pillai, state general secretary K Surendran and Union tourism minister KJ Alphons Kannanthanam were in the race for the Pathanamthitta ticket.

The BJP has decided to field Alphons from Ernakulam against two-time Congress legislator Hibi Eden.

Candidate list

Thiruvananthapuram - Kummanam Rajasekharan

Kollam - KV Sabu 

Attingal - Shobha Surendran

Ernakulam - KJ Alphons Kannanthanam

Chalakudy - AN Radhakrishnan

Palakkad - C Krishnakumar

Malappuram - Unnikrishnan Master

Ponnani - VT Rama

Vadakara - VK Sajeevan

Alappuzha - KS Radhakrishnan

Kozhikode - KV Prakash Babu 

Kannur - CK Padmanabhan 

Kasaragod - Ravish Tantri

BDJS: Thrissur, Wayanad, Alathur, Idukki, and Mavelikkara

Kerala Congress (PC Thomas): Kottayam