Ahead of Assembly elections in four poll-bound states and a Union Territory beginning from March end, the BJP has kick-started its process to identify and select potential candidates. The process began soon after the Election Commission on Saturday announced a detailed schedule for Assembly polls in the four states and Puducherry. A BJP leader said that the district unit of the party in poll-bound states will recommend names of all potential candidates from each assembly constituency falling in its area. The candidates will be first shortlisted at state district level and then the list will be observed by an internal committee of senior leaders. In Kerala, O. Rajagopal is the lone BJP MLA in the current state assembly.

Source: dna February 27, 2021 13:52 UTC