Revealed By: Poorva Joshi
Final Up to date: April 08, 2023, 15:18 IST
The record of candidates will probably be finalised on the parliamentary board assembly scheduled at 5pm on Sunday (File photograph/PTI)
The BJP’s parliamentary board will meet on Sunday to finalise candidates for the Might 10 elections to the 224-member Karnataka meeting
A day earlier than a gathering to finalise candidates for the Karnataka meeting polls, BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday held discussions with key state leaders, together with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and BS Yediyurappa, on possible names.
The BJP’s parliamentary board will meet on Sunday to finalise candidates for the Might 10 elections to the 224-member Karnataka meeting.
Earlier than the discussions began, Chief Minister Bommai stated, “We’ll talk about about all possible candidates. Now we have district and constituency smart particulars and up to date survey outcomes. Protecting all that in thoughts, we may have an in depth dialogue with nationwide leaders.” The BJP, which goals to come back again to energy once more within the southern state, has set a goal of successful not less than 150 of the 224 seats.
Requested if the whole record will probably be introduced in a single go, Bommai informed reporters that barring a number of names, the remaining could also be introduced after getting the board’s approval.
The record of candidates will probably be finalised on the parliamentary board assembly scheduled at 5pm on Sunday, he stated.
Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Mansukh Mandaviya, who’re the BJP’s in-charge for the meeting elections within the state, in addition to senior occasion chief Arun Singh attended the assembly at Nadda’s residence right here.
Apart from Bommai and former Karnataka chief minister Yediyurappa, BJP nationwide secretary C T Ravi and state BJP president Nalinkumar Kateel have been additionally current within the assembly.
The state’s principal opposition occasion, Congress, and the JD(S) have introduced their preliminary lists of candidates for the polls. Their closing lists are awaited.
Smaller events in Karnataka such because the Karnataka Rashtra Samithi, the Aam Aadmi Social gathering, the All India Majlis-Ittehadul Muslimeen and the Social Democratic Social gathering of India too have introduced their first and second lists.
The Congress has introduced candidates for 166 out of the whole 224 seats, whereas the JD(S) has introduced an inventory of 93 candidates.
Election notification will probably be issued on April 13, whereas the final date for submitting nominations is April 20. Outcomes will probably be declared on Might 13.
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