BJP’s Central Election Committee meeting was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Sunday. In the meeting, there was discussion about the elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states and the by-elections for 3 Rajya Sabha seats. Also, Legislative Council (MLC) elections in some other states including Maharashtra were discussed. Prime Minister Modi, BJP President Nitin Nabin, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, National General Secretary (Organization) BL Santosh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and members of the Central Election Committee attended this meeting.
BJP President Nitin Nabin and party’s National General Secretary (Organization) BL Santosh gave complete information about the Rajya Sabha elections and Legislative Council (MLC) elections to be held in various states in the meeting.
What are the chances of NDA’s victory?
Nitin Nabin and BL Santosh, while giving state-wise information to BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC), told what are the chances of victory of BJP and NDA in Rajya Sabha elections. It was also told in the meeting that in addition to the Rajya Sabha seats on which BJP’s tenure is ending and elections are about to be held, the party is expected to win 3-4 more seats.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the concerned states should make complete preparations and detailed review regarding their respective Rajya Sabha seats. After this the party president should take the final decision. Also, the national president and the state unit were authorized to decide the names of the candidates for the seats of the Legislative Council.
Possibility of contesting elections on 10 to 11 seats
Out of the total 17 MLC seats in Maharashtra, BJP is likely to contest 10 to 11 seats, while the remaining seats will be distributed among the allies. Apart from discussions on the names of candidates for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, BJP’s Central Election Committee meetings do not usually take place, hence a different meaning is being derived from this Sunday’s meeting.
Separate meeting of top BJP leaders
Considering the timing of the meeting and the presence of top decision makers of the party, it is also being discussed that the party leadership is also preparing for the formation of Nitin Nabin’s new team. After Sunday’s Central Election Committee meeting, a separate meeting of top BJP leaders was held with PM Modi. Nitin Nabin, BL Santosh, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh were present in this meeting.
It is believed that in this meeting of top BJP leaders held after the election committee, organizational preparations were reviewed and pending appointments at the national and state level were discussed. In such a situation, it is believed that Nitin Nabin’s new team can be formed next week. Before that, today was the last meeting of the current election committee.
National officials meeting today
BJP President Nitin Nabin has also called a meeting of BJP national officials today. In which national officials including BJP Vice President, General Secretary, Secretary, Media Chief, Morcha President, State Incharge will be present. However, in the meeting there will be a discussion about the program of achievements of the Modi government for 12 years. In this, the focus will be on public relations programs related to good governance, dialogue with the public and the political message of the party regarding the achievements of the Modi government. Within the party, this meeting is also being seen as possibly the last meeting of the team of current national office bearers, after which a new organizational team may be announced in the coming days.
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