Bengaluru: BJP parliamentary board announced party nominations for the MLC election on Tuesday May 24.
Party State Unit Vice President B. Y. Vijayendra has been denied a ticket again.
Instead, former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, Chaluvadi Narayanaswamy, Hemalatha Nayak and S. Keshavaprasad have been selected for these MLC posts.
Earlier, BJP State Core Committee had recommended the name of Vijayendra. However, the party decided to stick with its policy of one family – one ticket rule.
For biennial elections to the Legislative Council from Teachers’ constituency, the BJP has fielded Basavaraj Horatti from Karnataka West Teachers seat.
The election will be held on June 3. The election was necessitated as the term of office of seven members is going to expire on June 14.
Inputs from IANS
