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“PM Modi’s rally will definitely revive the energy and the winning spirit in BJP candidates. Hubballi: BJP candidates who are likely to get tickets to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election in North Karnataka are confident of victory, thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city on Sunday.Modi has chosen Hubballi to launch BJP’s campaign for the Lok Sabha election. It is a big challenge for the party to zero in on the right candidate to take on BJP’s Joshi, said a senior Congress leader.A BJP leader said, there was no confusion about its candidates from BJP and Haveri as the sitting MPs will be given the ticket. We are confident that Pralhad Joshi will win for the fourth time here as he has struck a cord with voters and has also done a lot of work,” he added. North Karnataka has been a strong bastion for BJP and the party’s plan to sound the poll bugle at Hubballi has given rise to hopes among BJP leaders that it would continue its winning spree.Modi’s visit is likely to bring some cheer to district BJP leaders, who recently faced embarrassment after Congress managed to garner support of four BJP members in the Dharwad ZP and oust ZP president Chaitra Shirur through a no confidence motion..