2019 polls: BJP continues to drop seniors, latest is Murli Manohar Joshi

From L K Advani to Shanta Kumar, BJP has dropped several of its senior leaders

Signs that it faces a tough contest in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday either replaced some of its sitting candidates in the state or changed their seats. The party released a list of 30 of its UP candidates, 10 in West Bengal and two in Karnataka.

The party continued with its decision of not fielding candidates who are above 75 years. It has dropped Murli Manohar Joshi, its sitting MP from Kanpur, and has fielded Satyadev Pachuri. Joshi has made displeasure public.

“Dear voters of Kanpur, Shri Ramlal, general secretary (organisation) of the BJP conveyed to