Narendra Modi, Amit Shah meet CMs, deputy CMs of BJP-ruled states, discuss simultaneous elections
Narendra Modi and Amit Shah held discussions with BJP chief ministers and deputy chief ministers on various issues on Wednesday
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Narendra Modi and Amit Shah held discussions with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of various BJP-ruled states, and discussed the possibility of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. PTI
In all, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 19 states attended the meeting, held at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Central ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were also in attendance. PTI
This was the third such chief ministers' council meeting, after previous ones were held on 21 August and 25 September last year. PTI
Other issues discussed at the meeting were a review of major schemes and some sectors in different states pertaining to housing, electricity, agriculture, and health. PTI
The members also discussed ways to strengthen the BJP in different states ahead of upcoming Assembly polls and the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. PTI
According to party sources, the BJP leadership had sent a five-point note, asking all leaders to come prepared for the meeting. PTI