The final announcement is expected to be made later in the week.
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources say the party will field senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani to contest against Congress candidate Priya Dutt from Mumbai North-Central constituency.
The senior lawyer was chosen from among theater actor Paresh Rawal, BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde, and the late Pramod Mahajan's daughter Poonam Mahajan.
The final announcement is expected to be made later in the week.
Mahesh is the son of former Union Minister and leading criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani.
Jethmalani advises senior BJP and Shiv Sena leaders and has recently defended Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani in a 2002 Gujarat riot case.
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