The BJP had on Tuesday announced the candidature of former Deputy Chief Minister and party vice president Laxman Savadi, party’s state secretaries Hemalatha Nayak and and S Keshavaprasad, and President of SC Morcha Chalavadi Narayaswamy.
The state BJP core committee had recommended state BJP vice president B Y Vijayendra‘s name to the central leadership, as one of the probable candidates.
According to party sources, the leadership decided against giving ticket to Vijayendra, as it wants to field him as a candidate during the 2023 assembly elections, and is likely to give him a greater role in the party ahead of the polls as a placatory move.
There were also some reports that Yediyurappa had desired to make his son an MLC and then insist on making him…