TS BJP to invite Modi to contest from state
Deccan ChronicleHYDERABAD: As the BJP looks to expand its footprint in the south, particularly in Telangana, and thwart Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s aspirations for a third term and a national political career, the party’s state unit is steadfastly pushing for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to run from the state in the 2024 Parliament elections. "I will be giving a letter to Mr Modi during the January 16-17 BJP national executive meeting in New Delhi requesting him to contest from Mahbubnagar,” he said. Further, a survey conducted by the top BJP leadership in Mahbubnagar, according to party insiders, had revealed that Modi’s presence from Mahbubnagar benefit the party as a whole, both in the Assembly elections later this year and in the general elections that will follow in the early half of next year. The Prime Minister has been giving the South more emphasis through an infrastructure push, the appointment of senior party leaders such as Dr K. Laxman to the parliamentary board, the holding of the national executive meeting in Hyderabad, and the announcement of numerous development initiatives, particularly rail and road projects.