Arun Jaitley, senior BJP leader, who is in Bangalore today said that Narendra Modi was an extremely popular leader and his views were being heard with attention and are being scrutinised by a large section of Indians. Jaitley was in Bangalore to meet with party workers ahead of his party finalising the list for the Karnataka Assembly Elections.

Jaitley however did not comment on whether Modi would be the Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP.

He said that the party is finalising the list of candidates and hopefully the central election committee would meet in New Delhi this evening. The second list will be released today, he said. -- Vicky Nanjappa