New Delhi (PTI): Focusing its efforts to the Lok Sabha polls after the state assembly elections, the BJP has decided to conduct a survey to ascertain the popularity of its probable candidates and sitting MPs of Uttar Pradesh, which has the highest number of seats in the Lower House--80.
"Without having a strategy for Uttar Pradesh, the party may have difficulty in coming to power at the Centre," Senior BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Sumitra Mahajan said commenting on the proposed survey.
The BJP has eight MPs from Uttar Pradesh in the current Lok Sabha.
Mahajan said the saffron party would field candidates with good public image and laudable track records of work in the next general elections.
"The BJP had a mixed experience after the result of recent Assembly polls. We saw that some of our sitting MLAs lost, whereas, those who had done good work have won," Mahajan told PTI.
Another senior leader of the party said, "We are taking the services of private agencies to conduct a survey in Uttar Pradesh to get the direct feedback from the people on our candidates. Based on which, we will decide who to give tickets," a senior party leader said.
To ensure majority in the Lok Sabha and victory for party candidates, BJP is giving special attention to Uttar Pradesh and decided to give tickets to the candidates after assessing the report of the survey, Mahajan said.