<p>Four eminent persons – Veerandra Heggade, P T Usha, Ilaiyaraja and K V Vijayendra Prasad – from four south Indian states were on Thursday chosen as Rajya Sabha nominated MPs by the Narendra Modi government. The move is seen as a political outreach by the ruling BJP to enhance its presence in the region which has not been too enthusiastic about it except for Karnataka. <br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/composer-ilaiyaraaja-athlete-p-t-usha-among-four-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-1124377.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></strong></p>
<p>Four eminent persons – Veerandra Heggade, P T Usha, Ilaiyaraja and K V Vijayendra Prasad – from four south Indian states were on Thursday chosen as Rajya Sabha nominated MPs by the Narendra Modi government. The move is seen as a political outreach by the ruling BJP to enhance its presence in the region which has not been too enthusiastic about it except for Karnataka. <br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/composer-ilaiyaraaja-athlete-p-t-usha-among-four-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-1124377.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></strong></p>