BENGALURU, 27 FEB

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said there are chances that BJP might field External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from the constituencies in the State in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

"Jaishankar and Sitharaman may contest from Karnataka. There is still no clarity about the constituency," Joshi told reporters in Karnataka's Hubballi.

Jaishankar is a member of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat whereas Nirmala Sitharaman represents Karnataka in the Upper House.

Earlier, Karnataka BJP Chief BY Vijayendra affirmed that BJP and JDS will fight the elections unitedly in all 28 Lok Sabha constituencies and we will make complete efforts to win all of them.

Meanwhile, BJP held the core group meeting of five states on Saturday at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Given the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the core group meeting of five states was called at the BJP headquarters. The meeting was led by BJP National President JP Nadda in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Organisation General Secretary BL Santosh.

The meeting was held in phases which saw discussion for the preparations of Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Meanwhile, the meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Central Election Committee is likely to be held on 29 February or the first week of March, which can see discussions on over 100 Lok Sabha seats.