<p>A group of BJP State leaders will hold discussions with party national president Rajnath Singh in Bangalore on Friday, on the homecoming of KJP president B S Yeddyurappa and then call on the former chief minister in a day or two to fix a date for the merger of two parties.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rajnath Singh is scheduled to arrive in Bangalore on Friday morning to attend a special State executive meeting to discuss the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls.<br /><br />According to party sources, the former chief minister is learnt to have told Singh during their meeting in Shimoga recently, that he wanted a grand homecoming and that he would merge the KJP with BJP in the presence of senior central leaders.<br /><br />Singh is understood to have told Yeddyurappa that he would depute a small team of State leaders to work out the details. However, the State executive committee is unlikely to openly discuss the Yeddyurappa issue on Friday.<br /><br />BSR Congress<br /><br />In another development, former chief minister Jagadish Shettar is understood to be pushing for the re-entry of B Sriramulu of BSR Congress into the party. Informal discussion on the merger of BSR Congress with BJP will be taken up with Singh on Friday.<br /><br />Briefing reporters on the deliberations of the office-bearers meeting held in Bangalore on Thursday, BJP State General Secretary C T Ravi said party had set a target of securing 20 plus seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The party will soon launch a door-to-door campaign highlighting the failures of the State and the UPA governments and the achievements of the NDA government. The campaign will be held between January 15 and 30. A drive would be taken up to collect donations for ‘Modi for PM Fund,’ Ravi said.</p>
<p>A group of BJP State leaders will hold discussions with party national president Rajnath Singh in Bangalore on Friday, on the homecoming of KJP president B S Yeddyurappa and then call on the former chief minister in a day or two to fix a date for the merger of two parties.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rajnath Singh is scheduled to arrive in Bangalore on Friday morning to attend a special State executive meeting to discuss the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls.<br /><br />According to party sources, the former chief minister is learnt to have told Singh during their meeting in Shimoga recently, that he wanted a grand homecoming and that he would merge the KJP with BJP in the presence of senior central leaders.<br /><br />Singh is understood to have told Yeddyurappa that he would depute a small team of State leaders to work out the details. However, the State executive committee is unlikely to openly discuss the Yeddyurappa issue on Friday.<br /><br />BSR Congress<br /><br />In another development, former chief minister Jagadish Shettar is understood to be pushing for the re-entry of B Sriramulu of BSR Congress into the party. Informal discussion on the merger of BSR Congress with BJP will be taken up with Singh on Friday.<br /><br />Briefing reporters on the deliberations of the office-bearers meeting held in Bangalore on Thursday, BJP State General Secretary C T Ravi said party had set a target of securing 20 plus seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The party will soon launch a door-to-door campaign highlighting the failures of the State and the UPA governments and the achievements of the NDA government. The campaign will be held between January 15 and 30. A drive would be taken up to collect donations for ‘Modi for PM Fund,’ Ravi said.</p>
