BJP to accommodate more women, minority candidates:Venkiah

Bangalore, Apr 19 (UNI) The BJP will accommodate more women and minorities in the final list of candidates for next month's elections to Karnataka Assembly, the party's senior leader and Rajya Sabha member M Venkaiah Naidu today said.

Speaking to newspersons before leaving for campaign in the city here, Mr Naidu said the party had taken a decision to this effect.

Reacting over the dissatisfaction within the party for denying tickets to some of the loyalists, minorities and women, Mr Naidu said ''in a national party it is natural.'' Appealing to the party workers to support party candidates, Mr Naidu expressed confidence that rebels would be convinced by the party on this decision.

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