The list of BJP leaders who will be filing nominations on Monday includes Unio Minister Mansukh Mandaviya from Porbandar, Dinesh Makwana from Ahmedabad West sitting MP Hasmukh Patel from Ahmedabad East, and Chandu Shihora fro Surendranagar.

Union Minister Purusottam Rupala is scheduled to file his nomination on Tuesda alongside three other party candidates.

Congress candidates who will file their nominations on Monday are MLAs Gen Thakor from Banaskantha and Rutvik Makwana (Surendranagar), J.P. Maraviy (Jamnagar) and Siddharth Chaudhary from Bardoli.

Meanwhile, the BJP has announced a list of 40-star campaigners for the upcomin general elections in Gujarat.

Prominent national figures spearheading the campaign include Prime Ministe Narendra Modi, BJP President J.P. Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Hom Minister Amit Shah, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

Other key campaigners are Smriti Irani, Arjun Mundra, Bharti Pawar, Utta Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, an Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, among others.

Gujarat will go into polls on May 7 in the third phase of the Lok Sabh elections.