<p class="title">The BJP core committee empowered state president Nalin Kumar Kateel to finalise the list of probable candidates for Hangal and Sindagi constituencies, which are bound for bypolls on October 30.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters after the meeting, BJP national general secretary C T Ravi said that three to four names will be shortlisted from each constituency and sent to the high command, which will pick the final candidate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the list of probables for Hangal constituency include Revati Udasi, daughter-in-law of former MLA C M Udasi and wife of Haveri-Gadag MP Shivakumar Udasi, Kalyan Kumar Shettar, Krishna Eeligera and Rajashekargouda Kattegoudar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For Sindagi, BJP leaders are learnt to have picked Ramesh Bhusanur - who had contested from BJP ticket in 2018, Ashok Hallapura, Shambulinga Kakkalameli, Siddu Biradar and Sanganagouda Patil as probables.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ravi said the priority of the party was to secure wins in both the constituencies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will face the elections based on the developmental activities and welfare programmes carried out by the government,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">BJP, he said, was not concerned about the candidates fielded by Congress or JD(S).</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Our cooking is not dependent on what masala the other parties prepare,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On whether the candidature of BJP vice president B Y Vijayendra was discussed during the meeting, he said that issues deliberated by the media are generally not discussed in the core committee meetings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On allegations by Congress that JD(S) has fielded candidates from minority community due to a secret pact with the BJP, Ravi asked whether he could determine which party fielded which candidates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Those parties will decide on their candidates,” he said. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p class="title">The BJP core committee empowered state president Nalin Kumar Kateel to finalise the list of probable candidates for Hangal and Sindagi constituencies, which are bound for bypolls on October 30.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters after the meeting, BJP national general secretary C T Ravi said that three to four names will be shortlisted from each constituency and sent to the high command, which will pick the final candidate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the list of probables for Hangal constituency include Revati Udasi, daughter-in-law of former MLA C M Udasi and wife of Haveri-Gadag MP Shivakumar Udasi, Kalyan Kumar Shettar, Krishna Eeligera and Rajashekargouda Kattegoudar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For Sindagi, BJP leaders are learnt to have picked Ramesh Bhusanur - who had contested from BJP ticket in 2018, Ashok Hallapura, Shambulinga Kakkalameli, Siddu Biradar and Sanganagouda Patil as probables.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ravi said the priority of the party was to secure wins in both the constituencies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will face the elections based on the developmental activities and welfare programmes carried out by the government,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">BJP, he said, was not concerned about the candidates fielded by Congress or JD(S).</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Our cooking is not dependent on what masala the other parties prepare,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On whether the candidature of BJP vice president B Y Vijayendra was discussed during the meeting, he said that issues deliberated by the media are generally not discussed in the core committee meetings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On allegations by Congress that JD(S) has fielded candidates from minority community due to a secret pact with the BJP, Ravi asked whether he could determine which party fielded which candidates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Those parties will decide on their candidates,” he said. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
