Toning up state organisation, NDA expansion on BJP's agenda

The Congress' win in Karnataka has energised its ranks and its focus to boost its presence in neighbouring Telangana after years of marginalisation has added to the BJP's worry, with the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi also going all out to retain power. The BJP's drive to get bigwigs from other parties to join it in the state has not paid much dividends in the last few months, an issue which has been discussed within the organisation, sources said.

Toning up state organisation, NDA expansion on BJP's agenda
The Congress' win in Karnataka has energised its ranks and its focus to boost its presence in neighbouring Telangana after years of marginalisation has added to the BJP's worry, with the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi also going all out to retain power. The BJP's drive to get bigwigs from other parties to join it in the state has not paid much dividends in the last few months, an issue which has been discussed within the organisation, sources said.