BJP may not give tickets to 150 MPs in 2019 polls: Anandabazar Patrika report

 With only months left for forthcoming general elections, a report in Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika, stated that Bharatiya Janta Party may not give tickets to 130-150 incumbent party MPs. In 2014, the BJP won 282 Lok Sabha seats in the general elections.

As per the paper's Sources, candidature of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is likely to be held back due to her illness. Uma Bharati, Radha Mohan Singh and Sumitra Mahajan have informed Party that they will not contest the elections. Also, Murli Manohar Joshi, Karia Munda, Shanta Kumar and Khanduri will not be fielded due to their age.