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  • Karnataka Polls: Another round of meeting to finalise BJP candidates’ names on Tuesday

    Karnataka Polls: Another round of meeting to finalise BJP candidates’ names on Tuesday

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    BJP trying to expand base in southern districts of poll-bound Karnataka

    New Delhi: After two hours of brainstorming at the residence of BJP President J.P. Nadda on Tuesday evening over the names of BJP candidates on certain seats for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka, the saffron party will hold another round of meeting on Tuesday to finalise the list.

    Speaking to mediapersons here, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai said, “There will be another round of meeting tomorrow following which Home Minister Amit Shah will take the final call in the evening. We have presented our views over a few seats before the party’s central leadership. We had healthy discussions today, and the rest will be decided tomorrow.”

    Chaired by Nadda, the meeting on Tuesday evening was attended by Bommai, Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and BJP’s national General Secretary C.T. Ravi, among others.

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    Earlier in the day, two rounds of meetings were held, one at Nadda’s residence, and the other at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

    As per an insider, brainstorming is going on a few candidates’ names, and the BJP will most probably release a list on Tuesday evening.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • BJP to finalise candidates for Karnataka polls in April 9 meet

    BJP to finalise candidates for Karnataka polls in April 9 meet

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    New Delhi: The Central Election Committee of the BJP may hold a meeting at the party office on April 9 for finalising candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections, said party sources.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP general secretary BL Santosh and members of the party’s Central Election Committee will be present at the meeting.

    According to party sources, the core group of the BJP in Karnataka has shortlisted three names for each Assembly seat which will be placed before the Central Election Committee. The party’s central leadership will then brainstorm over these names before locking the candidates.

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    On April 4, the BJP’s core group in Karnataka drew up a shortlist of candidates in a meeting with the party’s national general secretary Arun Singh, state election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, co-in-charge Mansukh Mandaviya, Central Election Committee member Annamalai, former chief minister BS Yediyurappa and his successor and incumbent Basavaraj Bommai.

    The BJP emerged as the largest single party in the last Assembly elections, winning 104 seats, with the Congress winning 80 and the JD(S) 37 seats.

    The assembly elections will be held in a single phase on May 10, with the counting of votes scheduled on May 13.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )