The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) preparedness for upcoming assembly elections in five states is expected to feature prominently at a two-day meeting of the party’s national executive that begins on Saturday, a senior party leader said on condition of anonymity. This will be the first meeting of the party’s highest decision-making body since the death of former prime minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee on August 16. Rao had wanted the polls to be held together with elections in the other four states, due in November-December. There will be separate discussions on each of these states,” the leader said. The national executive meeting will be preceded by a separate closed-door deliberation of BJP’s national office bearers and state presidents on Saturday morning.

Source: Hindustan Times September 07, 2018 15:16 UTC