New Delhi, August 29:Ahead of the BJP central election committee gathering to finalise candidates for the October 1, Haryana elections party top brass from the state assembled at the residence of BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday for a preparatory discussion.
The meeting being taken by Nadda and BJP general secretary organisation BL Santosh, is being attended by Haryana core committee members, election in-charges for the state Dharmendra Pradhan and Biplab Deb, Haryana BJP in charge Satish Poonia, co-in-charge Surender Nagar, ex-CM ML Khattar, CM Nayab Singh Saini and the state unit chief.
The meeting, which began around 10.30 am, is expected to last long and will shortlist candidates for final approval of the party's central election panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP meeting is learnt to have discussed the fallout of actor Kangana Ranaut's anti-farmer rant and whether it will impact poll prospects of the BJP.
The BJP is also strategising to woo dominant Jats and Dalits who are appearing to veer towards the Congress in Haryana.
Two recent alliances — INDL-BSP and JJP-Azad Samaj Party are likely to dent part of the Jat Dalit vote bloc and that, sections say, could benefit BJP. BJP government will defend its two-term rule in Haryana.
