BJP leader meets at Nadda’s place to discuss Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh polls

Top leaders of the BJP met at party chief JP Nadda’s residence on Sunday to discuss plans for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, both currently ruled by the Congress.

During the meeting, sources said, the core group leaders of the BJP, who are involved in preparing the party’s election strategy, discussed a range of issues and names of candidates who could be fielded against the Congress nominees in the Rajasthan Assembly elections and Chhattisgarh. held later this year.

The meeting at Nadda’s residence took place ahead of the meeting of the BJP’s central election committee, which will be held this evening to deliberate on the draft list of party candidates for the elections in the two states.

Union Minister and BJP election in-charge for Rajasthan Pralhad Joshi, co-incharge of the Rajasthan polls Kuldeep Bishnoi, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and party’s state unit chief CP Joshi were among those who attended the meeting chaired by Nadda to discuss preparations for the Rajasthan polls.

Union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal and Gajendra Shekhawat, and BJP national general secretary and in-charge of Rajasthan Arun Singh were also present at the meeting.

The BJP’s core group meeting for the Chhattisgarh polls was attended by party’s state election minister Mansukh Mandaviya, state unit president Arun Sao, state assembly secretary Nitin Naveen and leader of opposition in the state assembly Narayan Chandel.

Home Minister Amit Shah attended both the meetings.

The outcome of the two meetings will be discussed at the meeting of the BJP’s central election committee. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, Nadda and several other Union ministers are part of the apex committee that takes the final call on the party candidates.