Lok Sabha Polls : BJP s Central Election Committee, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to discuss names of the remaining candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
Bickering and internal divisions in the state unit of BJP has given rise to conflicting views on whether to field senior incumbent MPs from their current constituencies in the April-May Lok Sabha elections. This has created uncertainty over its prospects in ‘safe seats’. A key figure in focus is Shobha Karandlaje, Union minister of state for agriculture, who represents UdupiChikmagalur in the Lok Sabha.