Former Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has been given ticket for the ensuing Legislative Council elections from Nagpur.
Bawankule was denied ticket during the last Assembly elections.
Vasant Khandelwal from Akola- Washim, Amrish Patel from Dhule- Nandurbar, Rajhans Singh from Mumbai, Amal Mahadik from Kolhapur, are other candidates announced by Bharatiya Janata Party.