BJP veterans over 70 ready to make way for younger faces in Karnataka

In Karnataka, several sitting BJP MPs above 70 years have already announced that they are ready to hang up the boots as the party looks to try younger candidates. Aditi Phadnis gives a sneak peek

In the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whispers of a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for Lok Sabha members are making the rounds. This is because a significant number of sitting MPs have already voluntarily announced their intention not to contest the forthcoming elections.

Of the BJP’s 25 MPs from the state — which sends 28 representatives to the Lok Sabha — at least six are over the age of 70. Some have publicly said that they will not contest the 2024 elections. For example, V Srinivasa Prasad, the MP from Chamarajanagar, is 76 and has declared he