The BJP has released the fourth phase list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Names of candidates from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are in the list released. The information of candidates of four constituencies in Kerala are not in the list. The names of BJP candidates for Kollam, Idukki, Alathur and Wayanad constituencies are yet to be announced.
Meantime, Tamil actress and Sarath Kumar's wife Radhika Sarath Kumar will contest from Virudhunagar. Sarath Kumar's Akila Indiya Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) had merged with the BJP. Apart from Radhika, 14 candidates from Tamil Nadu have also been announced. Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee President A Namassivayam is the BJP candidate in Puducherry. Namassivayam joined the BJP in 2021.