After losing to the Congress in the assembly elections, the BJP is ready for a second scrap with its arch rival but is yet to finalise its list of candidates as top leaders are fighting each other to select ‘safe’ constituencies.
The list ought to have been finalized by mid-February. There are sticking points like a suitable candidate for the Bangalore North seat – there are too many BJP aspirants. Former chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and ex-deputy chief minister R. Ashok are competing for this constituency. Similar sentiments have ben expressed by former minister Shobha Karandlaje. Ashok is now facing stiff competition from Shobha, who reportedly has the backing of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, a recent returnee to the party fold.After losing to the Congress in the assembly elections, the BJP is ready for a second scrap with its arch rival but is yet to finalise its list of candidates as top leaders are fighting each other to select ‘safe’ constituencies.
The list ought to have been finalized by mid-February. There are sticking points like a suitable candidate for the Bangalore North seat – there are too many BJP aspirants. Former chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and ex-deputy chief minister R. Ashok are competing for this constituency. Similar sentiments have ben expressed by former minister Shobha Karandlaje. Ashok is now facing stiff competition from Shobha, who reportedly has the backing of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, a recent returnee to the party fold.
