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Ahead of the expected announcement of the Lok Sabha polls by the Election Commission next month, the BJP is likely release the names of a whopping 100 candidates on Thursday.
While the party has justified described its first list as a "socially equitable distribution of tickets", influential leaders who were dropped or snubbed are threatening to contest against it.
Laxman Savadi stated that he will make a "strong decision" on Thursday evening and will start working from Friday.
Shettar, who represents the Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency, has been a prominent leader in the state BJP for many years. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013.
The first list of the BJP candidates for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka will be out either on Tuesday or Wednesday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai confirmed.