Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- BNP senior leader Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on Thursday said their party will very soon finalise nominations for the upcoming national election, giving priority to candidates who are popular among people and score high in internal surveys.

"BNP is a large party and the number of nomination seekers is 10 times more than that of available seats," he said. Talking to reporters after paying tribute to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman at his grave, Zahid also said that the party will rely on input from local and district-level leaders as well as internal surveys to decide who will get the nomination and who will not.

"More importantly, those who are most popular in their respective areas and loved by the people will be nominated by BNP...