Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reached BJP National President JP Nadda’s residence in the national capital for a parliamentary board meeting of the party to discuss and finalize the list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls.
Karnataka BJP president Nalin kumar Kateel, former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and other leaders are also present at Nadda’s residence. According to sources the party will hold its Central Election Committee meeting today.
The Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on March 29 this year announced the poll schedule for the election of 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The state will go to polls on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13.
Earlier speaking to reporters, Bommai said here on Saturday that a discussion over candidate selection for 224 assembly constituencies will take place in the core committee meeting of the BJP.
“Today, an important meeting is to be held under the guidance of BJP national president JP Nadda. During this meeting, a discussion over candidate selection for 224 assembly seats will be done. And tomorrow Parliamentary board of the party is also meeting,” the Karnataka chief minister said.
BJP is yet to declare its candidates for the polls. Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday had said that the party would soon finalise the list of candidates for the State Assembly elections.