Several sitting MLAs were dropped and Congress turncoats selected withinside the BJP`s first listing of applicants for Karnataka election probable to be launched this night or tomorrow, celebration reassets have stated. Candidates for a hundred and forty seats had been decided on in a assembly of the BJP’s significant election assembly yesterday. At least forty extra applicants are probable to be finalised today, the reassets stated. Party veteran BS Yediyurappa has stated the primary listing with names of approximately a hundred and seventy applicants might be out this evening. Another assembly turned into held this morning at Home Minister Amit Shah’s house to fine-music the celebration’s listing.
All Congress legislators who switched to BJP in 2019, bringing down the Congress-Janata Dal Secular government, were rewarded with election tickets, it’s miles learnt. This might also additionally cause a fierce pushback from in the BJP ranks in advance of what’s being visible as a hard ballot fight.
Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai might be contesting from Shiggaon seat, which he has held due to the fact that 2008.
Former leader minister BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Vijayendra is the celebration’s choose from his father’s seat Shikaripura. Mr Yediyurappa had in advance hinted that his son might also additionally contest towards Siddaramaiah, Congress heavyweight and Leader of the Opposition in Assembly, in Varuna constituency. However, he later stated Mr Vijayendra might contest from Shikaripura.
“There turned into a strain on Vijayendra to contest from Varuna constituency however I determined that he ought to contest from Shikaripura due to the fact this turned into the constituency which gave me a political life, popularity and honour,” Mr Yediyurappa stated remaining week. The BJP veteran, an eight-time MLA from Shikaripura, introduced his retirement from electoral politics this February.
Addressing the media remaining night, Chief Minister Bommai had showed that he’s going to contest from Shiggaon. He had additionally stated the BJP’s listing of applicants might be out in an afternoon or two.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP Chief JP Nadda, Chief Minister Bommai and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi attended the BJP election committee assembly in Delhi yesterday.
The Congress, which has launched names of 166 applicants so far, took a swipe on the BJP remaining week, asking why it turned into “scared” to call its alternatives for the polls.
“I need to invite JP Nadda, why are you scared? Do JP Nadda, PM Modi, Amit Shah and CM Bommai assume that assertion of seats will cause problems withinside the celebration?” senior celebration chief Randeep Singh Surjewala had asked.
In a pointy counter, Chief Minister Bommai had stated the Opposition celebration couldn’t discover applicants for plenty seats and were given them from different parties.
The May 10 election in Karnataka is being visible as a tall undertaking for the incumbent BJP as a result of allegations of corruption and a management vacuum. The Congress, on the alternative hand, is fighting infighting among factions led via way of means of its pinnacle leaders Siddaramaiah and nation celebration leader DK Shivakumar. The Opposition celebration has been looking to positioned up a united the front in its determined push for victory withinside the southern nation.
