In a clear signal from the BJP's first list of candidates, party's veterans from Himachal Pradesh
- among them Shanta Kumar, 84, a member of the outgoing house - may not be fielded for the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections owing to the party's age bar.
Sources in the party said the high command is also keen to replace Shimla's (reserved) second consecutive term MP Virender Kashyap
. The hill state has four Lok Sabha
seats and all are represented by the BJP.