The BJP’s highest decision-making body convening late at night under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to decide on the initial slate of candidates for the Lok Sabha election.

Shortlists naming the top three candidates for each seat have been created.
The lists reportedly adhere to a process known by the party as a “winnability survey”—a method for selecting the most qualified candidate for a seat.

According to a news report, PM Modi, party chief JP Nadda, chief strategist Amit Shah, and senior leaders like Rajnath Singh are attending the meeting, which is centered around lists created by the Central Election Committee’s more than 550 members.

PM Modi, Shah and Nada also held a separate meeting.

The meeting is taking place at the party headquarters in Delhi past midnight, and senior leaders Devendra Fanavis, Prakash Javadekar, Mansukhbhai Mandaviya, Pushkar Dhami, Pramod Sawant, Bhupendra Yadav, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Keshav Maurya, Yogi Adityanath, and others are in attendance.

The meeting, according to sources, will center on naming candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in various states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Telangana, Rajasthan, Goa, and Gujarat.

The selection of candidates for Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh has been postponed. According to sources, alliance talks are underway in all three states: Telugu Desam Party and Jana Sena in Andhra Pradesh, AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, and Akali Dal in Punjab.

The BJP hopes to announce candidates for more than 50% of the Lok Sabha seats before March 10.