The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to convene a key meeting with the party's central election committee at its Delhi headquarters this evening. The meeting comes as a part of preparations for the assembly polls due later this year.
As per media reports, the meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party president JP Nadda and other members of the central election panel are expected as well.
What is the meeting all about?
As per media reports, the primary focus of the meeting would be on seats where the BJP is weak and plans will be designed accordingly to identify candidates in these seats well in advance so that they get enough time to prepare.
Besides, other the key poll issues in these states will also be discussed including how to counter the Congress's promises, among other poll-related matters.
The central election committee is the BJP's top decision-making body for finalising candidates and laying down poll strategies.
The panel rarely meets before elections are announced. So, this meeting indicates that the BJP is in no mood to take changes for these polls, especially after its debacle in the Karnataka election earlier this year.
BJP's challenges in upcoming assembly polls
The BJP faces a tough challenge as five states including Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana are bracing for the assembly elections this year as out of the five states, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana are Opposition-ruled states.
To add to this challenge even more, in Mizoram, the ruling party MNF voted against ally BJP in the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha this month while criticising BJP's inaction in the matter of the violence in Manipur.
Madhya Pradesh, currently ruled by the BJP, also appears to be headed for a close fight.
These assembly polls are pivotal as they will set the stage for the ruling BJP and the Opposition alliance INDIA ahead of the upcoming parliament elections in 2024.
