The Karnataka BJP unit is said to have recommended the names of former chief minister B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra, former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi (one among

retiring MLCs), state vice-president M Rajendra, general secretary Mahesh Tenginkai, SC Morcha president Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, former MLCs M B Bhanuprakash and Siddaraju and Mahila Morcha

president Geetha Vivekananda, among others as candidates for MLC seats to their central leadership.