BJP National Executive Meet: PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will meet partymen today
Here are the live updates from the BJP National Executive Meet at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh among others to commence the BJP executive meet.
Amit Shah arrives for BJP's national executive meet. The party chief will open the meet by addressing BJP leaders and party workers from across the nation.
A senior party leader said the issue of Rohingya immigrants, whom the government has termed a threat to security, may also find a mention.
The roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax or GST has been described by the party as a major success of the government which, it has asserted, will integrate the country's economy. The prime minister's agenda of development will also be a key feature.
NDTV has learnt that the need for an open convention was felt after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the party's ideological parent, alerted the BJP about signs of a shift in public mood over the government's performance. Some of Sangh's economic fronts have even announced a protest in November to flag some of the government's failures.
Taking a cue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concluding address, later today, is expected to be key and the high-point of the convention. He is likely to provide the broad guidelines how the party can revitalise its connect with the people.
Taking a cue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concluding address, later today, is expected to be key and the high-point of the convention. He is likely to provide the broad guidelines how the party can revitalise its connect with the people.
Usually, the National Executive chaired by party president, is attended by its 120-odd members and an equal number of special invitees. However, the BJP is hosting an "extended" National Executive this time on the birth anniversary of its founder Deendayal Upadhyaya. The convention is expected to adopt two resolutions. First, hailing demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as revolutionary measures taken in the national interest. Second, a political one as a look-ahead at 2019. At the end of it all, there will be a cultural programme for the BJP cadre.
While preparations for the upcoming state polls and the 2019 general election will be part of the agenda, the meeting's focus will be on arming the delegates with an array of arguments against the critics of the government's economic policy.
"The BJP has completed 3.5 years. It was felt important to reflect upon what all has been achieved and what more needs to be done. Some policies have worked, some will show returns later but the mood of the nation and the party should remain upbeat," said BJP Delhi Chief Manoj Tiwari to NDTV, who is organising the event.
"The BJP has completed 3.5 years. It was felt important to reflect upon what all has been achieved and what more needs to be done. Some policies have worked, some will show returns later but the mood of the nation and the party should remain upbeat," said BJP Delhi Chief Manoj Tiwari to NDTV, who is organising the event.
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