BJP national executive meeting LIVE: Amit Shah kicks off meeting as party eyes 2019 polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party is holding a mega national executive meeting in New Delhi today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the meeting later in the day.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Dev Goswami
New Delhi, September 25, 2017 | UPDATED 11:01 IST
PM Modi with BJP chief Amit Shah (File photo)PM Modi with BJP chief Amit Shah (File photo)

The Bharatiya Janata Party, with an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, is holding its national executive meeting at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

The meeting, which began on Sunday, is seeing participation from union ministers, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and party Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly.

BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday met several state-incharges, state presidents and even state general secretaries to review party performance.

Today, Prime Minster Narendra Modi is expected to deliver the valedictory address to party members.

LIVE UPDATES:

  • Party chief Amit Shah inaugurated the meeting today with an address to party members.
  • The BJP meeting today comes on the birth anniversary of Hindutva icon Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
  • Party chief Amit Shah has reached the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi where the BJP meeting is being held.
  • Highly placed sources have told India Today that West Bengal and Kerala will find prominent mention at the BJP executive meeting.
  • India Today has also learnt that an economic resolution hailing PM Modi's demonetisation exercise as a 'brave and bold' is likely to be passed at the meeting.