The bringing in of younger candidates, while keeping the caste balance intact, is being seen in Karnataka not just as a party turning its face to the future, but also, and perhaps more, as a reordering of the power equations between the state unit and the central party.
With a week to go for assembly polls in Karnataka, political parties have stepped up their campaign and senior leaders of BJP, Congress and JD-S addressed rallies and held roadshows to woo voters on Wednesday
With an aim to give the leadership of the state's development to the young generation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is preparing a "young team" in Karnataka who will lead the state's progress journey in the next 25 years contributing to the vision of developed India.