Written by K Nageshwar

In the BJP, everything seems to be seen from a political prism. The choice of the Vice-Presidential candidate, too, cannot be without consummate political calculations. Since 2014, despite occasional reverses, the BJP could demonstrate a formidable strength in Northern and Western India. Of late, the party is trying very hard to consolidate their voter base in Eastern India and penetrate the not-so-favourable political terrain of South India. The Presidential nominee was chosen from Odisha in the East, and now, the Vice-Presidential nominee, C P Radhakrishnan, is from the South – for obvious reasons.

Tamil Nadu and Telangana are the two aspirational states for the BJP in South India, with Kerala not showing any promising possibilities despite its expanding vote share. Karnataka, on the other hand, is where........

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