PM Chairs BJP's Late-Night Meeting To Pick Candidates For Lok Sabha Polls | Read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a late-night meeting of the BJP's top decision-making body to take a call on the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election. Sources indicated that it is likely that the party will name a chunk of candidates before the election dates are announced -- a move that is expected to bring pressure on the Opposition INDIA bloc, which is still making its way through the seat sharing process.Sources said PM Modi, the party's chief strategist Amit Shah, party chief JP Nadda and senior leaders including Rajnath Singh are part of the meeting to focus on lists drawn up by the 550-plus members of the Central Election Committee.
