BJP to hold Central Election Committee meeting tomorrow, review preparations for polls in five states

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a meeting of its Central Election Committee (CEC) at the party headquarters on Wednesday evening as part of preparations for assembly polls to five states later this year.

The meeting is expected to be attended by all 15 CEC members including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda.

BJP is gearing up its preparations for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram polls.

Sources said that there will be deliberations on strengthening the party in the weak seats. The meeting is also likely to discuss the selection of candidates and campaign strategy.

The party has prepared a list of seats that it perceives need more focus.

Sources said the state leadership will give feedback on the work being done at the grassroots including on reaching out to people about the welfare schemes of BJP-led central government.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state party president VD Sharma and other prominent leaders would attend the meeting.

Of the five states going to polls later this year, BJP is in power in Madhya Pradesh.