BJP Parliamentary board member BS Yediyurappa said the party may allot two to three seats to its alliance partner JD(S) in Karnataka.
Jagadish Shettar rejoining BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi, accompanied by BS Yediyurappa and Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra. (X/BJP Karnataka)
The BJP may field two of its former chief ministers — Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar — in the Lok Sabha polls. They belong to the dominant Lingayat community. Party leader BS Yediyurappa on Thursday, 7 March, threw hints, saying their names cropped up during discussions about candidates with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the party president JP Nadda.