The BJP’s national convention on 18 Feb amended the party’s constitution, allowing its apex organizational body — the Parliamentary Board — to take a decision related to its president, including his or her term and its extension, in “emergency” situations.
A proposal to this effect was brought by the party’s general secretary Sunil Bansal.
The party president is generally elected through organizational polls after a few elections are carried out in at least 50 per cent of its state bodies. The state BJP organization poll is also contingent upon elections in district bodies and so on.
A party leader said MP Nakul Nath, the son of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, may join the BJP amid intense speculation that the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister may take the plunge himself.
He also named some other Congress leaders, including former Union ministers and current MPs, who may switch over in the run up to the elections. The focus will be on strong leaders in places where the BJP may not be very strong, he added.
A meeting of Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of the BJP was held following the convention’s conclusion and they discussed the details of the party’s strategy to win 370 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and governance issues. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nadda also attended the meeting.
Later in a post on X, Modi said, “Had an extensive meeting with Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of States where the BJP is serving in Government. Discussed ways to further strengthen the growth trajectory of the states so that we can leverage double engine of growth to build a ‘Viksit Bharat’.”
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