The window for submitting of nominations for the 224-member meeting will open on April 13.
Top BJP leaders together with nationwide common secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh categorically dominated out drawing up the list in a hurry whereas interacting with heads of party’s organisational districts in Bengaluru on Monday. The party is eager to first see the lists of the Opposition Congress and JDS earlier than finalising its nominees.
The technique is to keep away from the embarrassment of a candidate strolling over to the Congress after the BJP provides him a ticket. The party noticed a couple of exits within the latest previous. On Monday, a 3rd BJP MLC Ayanur Manjunath introduced he’s quitting the BJP in Shivamogga after two different party MLCs Baburao Chinchansur and Puttanna resigned their higher home membership and joined the Congress. Manjunath plans to contest from Shivamogga on a Congress ticket.
A few MLAs who got here from the Congress in 2019 are mentioned to be in contact with the Congress. A Congress chief had lately instructed this paper that his party was anticipating a couple of sturdy BJP leaders to transfer in over the subsequent few days. The BJP is adopting a mixture of aggressive campaigning and political technique to win for a second time.
The BJP has taken to delay techniques in candidate choice in order that rebels is not going to get sufficient time even when they want to revolt, nor will they get an opportunity to contest polls on the ticket from a rival party. The flip aspect of this technique, nonetheless, is that BJP’s personal candidates can have much less time for campaigning on the sector, a party member mentioned.
The nationwide leaders, nonetheless, have instructed the district degree workplace bearers that the party has hit the bottom operating way back, projecting the lotus image. They too ought to proceed to marketing campaign for the party, and candidates will lead as and when their names are finalised. The Congress has put out a list of 124 candidates and the JDS has introduced 93 names. They are working on their second list.