A party statement said Amit Shah will first hold a meeting with all BJP MPs and MLAs in the state followed by a deliberation with the in-charges of all its assembly constituencies. Photo: PTINew Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah will spend the last day of this year in poll-bound Karnataka, strategizing with state party leaders, as they gear up to take on the ruling Congress in the assembly election next year. The Congress and the BJP had won 122 and 40 seats respectively in the last assembly polls. Since the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah have got the better of the Congress a number of assembly elections. However, the Congress hopes to do well in Karnataka after putting up a spirited fight against the BJP in Gujarat.

Source: Mint December 30, 2017 14:15 UTC