Newskarnataka – Bangalore

Bangalore: The BJP leaders have been trying to settle the differences among its party members over candidates for seven Lok Sabha constituencies.

The party has already finalized candidates for 21 Lok Sabha constituencies. However, the candidates for Udupi-Chikmagalur, Tumkur, Bidar, Hassan, Mandya, Uttara Kannada and Bellary constituencies are yet to be finalized.

Reportedly party State president Prahlad Joshi is planning to speak to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on a one-to-one basis to evolve a consensus on candidates in Tumkur and Bidar seats.

Yeddyurappa has been insisting that sitting MP G S Basavaraj and Suryakanth Nagamarapalli be allowed to contest from Tumkur and Bidar respectively.