BJP's Late-Night Meet For 2nd List, Maharashtra Seat Formula Is Highlight

The BJP's core committees in eight states, it is learnt, were part of the brainstorming exercise. These include Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

The BJP leadership held a marathon meeting for over six hours till late last night to discuss candidates for 150-odd Lok Sabha seats, sources have said. The final call will be taken during a meeting of the BJP's election committee and the second list of candidates may be released by this weekend, about a week after the first list with 195 names.

The BJP's core committees in eight states, it is learnt, were part of the brainstorming exercise. These include Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.