Overview
- The BJP’s Central Election Committee convened at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to review candidates for West Bengal and Kerala, with senior leaders including Amit Shah and J P Nadda present, according to sources.
- Earlier, a core group session at J P Nadda’s home ran for over six hours on West Bengal names, with Amit Shah joining and state leaders such as Samik Bhattacharya and Suvendu Adhikari participating, per reports.
- PTI reported that the poll body discussed roughly 160 West Bengal constituencies and settled about 140 candidate picks, with more meetings planned to complete the 294-seat slate.
- Party sources say a first tranche covering more than 50 West Bengal seats will be announced soon after formal sign-off by the Central Election Committee.
- The party is pairing selections with state-specific programmes, including the Parivartan Yatra and targeted outreach in Bengal and a 'Mission 2026' focus on seats like Nemom, Thrissur, Palakkad and the Kasaragod belt in Kerala, as election dates are expected in April per reports.