MARCH 20 : Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to put up candidate in all the 28 in Karnataka.
Disclosing this at a media conference here today former Deputy CM and State BJP core committee member, Sri K. S. Eshwarappa said the party would put up candidates in all constituencies including Mandya.
To a query he said the question of supporting independent candidate Sumalatha Ambarish would not arise as the party itself would put up candidate in the segment. Party leaders from Karnataka had detailed discussion with the Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi and BJP President Sri Amit Shah in Delhi yesterday. He was also part of the deliberations and the impression he had got was that the party would field candidates in all seats.
Asked why the announcement of party candidates was being delayed he said it was for the strategic reason and the party’s central election committee would announce the list in a day or two.
Referring the pro Modi slogans in Rahul Gandhi’s meeting at Manyatha Tech Park on Monday, senior BJP leader said, they were not party workers but IT professionals sympathising with the party. The Congress-JDS government in Karnataka tried to silence them using police force, which is condemnable he said and asked “is it wrong to raise pro-Modi slogans?”
There has been groundswell all over the country in favour of Sri Narendra Modi and people especially youths themselves are fighting the elections on behalf of him. The party would win minimum 25 seats in Karnataka, he asserted.
BJP has inducted former Minister Sri. A. Manju into party and is fielding him in Hassan constituency. There may be dissatisfaction here and there but disciplined party workers would abide by the collective decision of the party.
On the Congress president Sri Rahul Gandhi’s possible contesting in one of the segments from the State Sri Eshwarappa quipped “forget him, let his grandma Indiraji come from the heaven, the people of Karnataka wouldn’t be swayed away.
The existential question brought JDS and Congress come together but BJP would trounce this opportunistic alliance. When the people of the country is with Sri Narendra Modi, no one can stop him from becoming Prime Minister again.
MLC Sri Lehar Singh, State party co-spokespersons, Sri. A H Anand, Sri Anwar Manappadi, former Deputy Mayor S. Harish were present.
