The biggest challenge for the BJP in naming Basavaraj Bommai as the LoP would be that the BJP will have to keep defending itself on the floor of the assembly as the Congress would target him, say leaders
Hubbali, May 13 (IANS) Union Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi who has been flaunting his close contacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, has taken a beating with the BJP's drubbing in north Karnataka, considered a party stronghold.
With the BJP losing heavily in its turf, including Kittur Karnataka, and his close associates being defeated, the power of Joshi, as the authority on BJP affairs in the region, will take a beating. At a