New Delhi, March 21 -- Union Minister and BJP's Central Election Committee secretary JP Nadda on Thursday announced list of 21 candidates in Karanataka and five in Tamil Nadu for the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha constituencies, in which the BJP will announce the names of the candidates for remaining seats later.

In Tamil Nadu, BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan will contest in Thoottukkudi constituency where will face DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.

Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan will contest from his sitting seat Kanyakumari, and the controversial leader and BJP's national secretary H Raja is fielded in Sivaganga..

Former state president CP Radhakrishnan is the party's candidate from the crucial Coi...