Lok Sabha polls: BJP will shortlist 3 to 5 candidates for each constituency

Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister and Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy said the party’s election committee will meet on Friday to discuss the Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking to the media in New Delhi on Thursday, he said that BJP will contest alone on all the 17 seats of Telangana. He also informed that BJP will shortlist three to five candidates for each region on Friday.

Kishan said the party will work hard to win the Hyderabad seat where AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will contest. He said the saffron party is moving forward strategically with strong candidates in SC/ST reserved seats as well as rural areas in the state.

Saying that attempts were being made to mislead people on irrigation projects, the Union Minister advised not to play with the sentiments of Telangana. He said that both the Telugu states should sit down and find an amicable solution.

He expressed confidence that the atmosphere in Telangana is very favorable for the party. He claimed that people who had voted for Congress and BRS in the assembly elections are now in favor of BJP.