New Delhi: Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa will be the BJP's CM candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, party chief Amit Shah announced on Friday.
In an interview with PTI, Shah also said that his party would exceed its current tally of 282 in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
"Elections are still two years away and any (opposition) party can be a threat in the next elections. But I am sure we will substantially increase our numbers," Shah was quoted as saying.
Shah's remarks came on a day when leaders of 17 opposition parties congregated in the national capital, apparently to discuss putting up a joint presidential candidate against the ruling NDA nominee.
The meeting came on the day the Narendra Modi government completed three years in office.
Shah said the BJP brought many changes in the national political landscape.
"We have succeeded in bringing several changes in the national politics. The UP elections have underlined it. We have virtually finished casteism, family rule and appeasement," he asserted.
Shah said the biggest asset of the BJP government was its decisiveness. "The authority of the prime minister's office has been restored," he said.
