BJP says composition of the election manifesto is not based on the principle that every state should have representation.
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Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have no representation in BJP’s 27-member Election Manifesto Committee, announced on Saturday. Rajeev Chandrasekhar from Karnataka, Anil Antony from Kerala, and Nirmala Sitharaman from Tamil Nadu represent the southern states in the committee. The BJP, eyeing the BRS-vacated political space in Telangana, still did not include anyone from the state. It has limited stakes in Andhra.