<p>The BJP national leadership on Tuesday announced candidates for the upcoming June 3 Legislative Council elections.</p>.<p>The BJP has selected former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi, secretary of the BJP state unit Hemalatha Nayak, president of BJP SC Morcha Chalavadi Narayaswamy and S Keshavaprasad.</p>.<p>The BJP can win four of the seven seats of the Legislative Council for which MLAs will elect the members.</p>.<p>The announcement of the list came as a setback to former CM B S Yediyurappa as the party national leadership refused to field his second son B Y Vijayendra - who is vice president of the BJP state unit - as a candidate for the MLC elections.</p>.<p>According to reports, Vijayendra's name was recommended by the state BJP core core committee.</p>.<p>Senior leader Basavaraj Horatti, who recently quit the JD(S) to join the BJP, will be the party’s candidate for the Karnataka West Teacher's constituency election scheduled June 13.</p>
<p>The BJP national leadership on Tuesday announced candidates for the upcoming June 3 Legislative Council elections.</p>.<p>The BJP has selected former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi, secretary of the BJP state unit Hemalatha Nayak, president of BJP SC Morcha Chalavadi Narayaswamy and S Keshavaprasad.</p>.<p>The BJP can win four of the seven seats of the Legislative Council for which MLAs will elect the members.</p>.<p>The announcement of the list came as a setback to former CM B S Yediyurappa as the party national leadership refused to field his second son B Y Vijayendra - who is vice president of the BJP state unit - as a candidate for the MLC elections.</p>.<p>According to reports, Vijayendra's name was recommended by the state BJP core core committee.</p>.<p>Senior leader Basavaraj Horatti, who recently quit the JD(S) to join the BJP, will be the party’s candidate for the Karnataka West Teacher's constituency election scheduled June 13.</p>
