Prominent candidates whose political fate will be decided in this phase include Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari contesting from Nagpur, Maharashtra, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat from Haridwar, Union Minister of State for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar, Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal from Bikaner in Rajasthan and former Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb from Tripura West. State BJP chief of Tamil Nadu K. Annamalai from Coimbatore, former Governor of Telangana Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan from Chennai South, DMK Leader Kanimojhi from Thoothukudi, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O. Paneerselvam from Ramanathapuram, Film Star Radhikaa Sarathkumar from Virudhunagar, Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Baliyan from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh and Nakul Nath son of Congress Leader Kamal Nath from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh are also in the fray.