Avowing abiding confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of 370 seats, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari says the additional seats to its current strength of 288 will come from gains in southern India in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy hinted at contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Mandya constituency, stating that an official announcement on the party s candidates for the three segments it will contest in Karnataka will be made soon. He emphasized Mandya s significance to the JD(S) and indicated that the party s core committee has authorized him to finalize candidates for Kolar and Mandya seats.