BJP Fields Tejasvi Surya From Bangalore South In 9th List Of Candidates8Photo© oneindia.com

BJP Fields Tejasvi Surya From Bangalore South In 9th List Of Candidates

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Bengaluru, Mar 26: Tejasvi Surya, a young lawyer, has been named BJP's candidate for the Bangalore South seat in Karnataka. The 28-year-old joined the party four years back.

The ruling party ended all speculation after a late night meeting by naming Tejasvi Surya for the constitutency. his also means that Kumar's widow, Tejaswi Ananth Kumar has been denied the ticket although her name was recommended by state unit chief B.S. Yeddyurappa publicly.

Taking to twitter the 28-year-old wrote: "OMG OMG! I can't believe this. PM of world's largest democracy and President of largest political party have reposed faith in a 28-year-old guy to represent them in a constituency as prestigious a Bangalore South. ...This can happen only in my BJP. Only in #NewIndia of @narendramodi," tweeted Tejasvi Surya.