Amit Shah will speak with Karnataka BJP leaders today on electoral strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Amit Shah will speak with Karnataka BJP leaders today on electoral strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The agenda item for the meeting is probably going to be how to go on with the elections with alliance partner JD(S) and ensure that workers and grassroots leaders of both parties coordinate well.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to develop the Bharatiya Janata Party's plan for the Lok Sabha elections of 2024 during his discussions with party officials in Karnataka on Sunday, according to BJP state unit president BY Vijayendra.

Additionally, Vijayendra said that the meeting's probable topic will be preparing for the elections with alliance partner Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) and ensuring effective coordination between the grassroots leaders and employees of both parties. Talking about seat sharing with local parties is another option.

Amit Shah arrived in "Palace City" early today and is expected to meet later in the day with leaders of the BJP's Mysuru chapter and the Karnataka core committee.

In addition, the Union Minister is anticipated to go to Sutturu, which is close by, to take part in the "Sutturu Jathara" (fair) and to see the Chamundeshwari temple situated atop the Chamundi hills.

The conference would be attended by 120 leaders from the Lok Sabha seats of Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, and Chamarajanagar, according to the president of the Karnataka BJP. "Apart from this, there will also be a meeting within the state BJP core committee, in which the approach for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be discussed."

Speaking to reporters, Vijayendra said that because the BJP and JD(S) would be running in tandem for the elections, it is imperative to make sure that there are no issues amongst the grassroots workers of the two parties. This will also be taken into account at the meeting. Will be attentive.

According to Vijayendra, the BJP would devise plans aimed at winning every seat, following Amit Shah's lead, dubbed the electoral Chanakya.

The BJP and JD(S) have forged an alliance and chosen to run together in the next Karnataka general elections. The two sides are now in discussions over seat sharing.

In the 2019 elections, the BJP secured 26 out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, including the party-endorsed independent Sumalatha Ambareesh representing Mandya. JD(S) and Congress had each won one seat.

In response to a query on the BJP's first gathering of this kind ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Mysuru, president Minister Siddaramaiah's hometown, the state BJP president said that there was nothing unique about it and that the BJP and JD(S) are collaborating across the state. developing plans to win over the voters.

In addition to being the Chief Minister's hometown, he said that Mysuru is a BJP stronghold since voters are endorsing the party in the Lok Sabha elections. "Since senior leader Srinivas Prasad, the sitting MP, announced his political retirement, we must find a new candidate in Chamarajanagar constituency and devise a plan to win the seat."

"We have heard discussions in the media about JD(S) requesting a seat in Mandya due to the changed circumstances, nevertheless hasn't been an official discussion. All of this will be covered in today's meetings."

In response to a question on Sumalatha Ambareesh's drive for the Mandya seat and the party's decision, Vijayendra said that the Delhi leadership of the party will make the final call. "Talks are taking place in Delhi; we have no idea what the national president of the party, JP Nadda, is thinking."

Recently, in Delhi, Sumalatha Ambareesh met Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other prominent BJP officials.

During Shah's visit, the BJP state president attacked the Congress for launching the "My Tax, My Rights" campaign in Karnataka, which claimed unfairness in tax transfers and assistance from the federal government to the state. He said it was a "hide and seek" effort. "Deficiencies in the state Congress administration."