Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed a range of issues with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-ruled states. The “Chief Ministers’ Council”, organised by the BJP at regular intervals, aims to review key schemes in states, follow best governance practices and deliver welfare initiatives of the central government. Apart from Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and JP Nadda, who is also the party president, chief ministers Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam), Bhajan Lal Sharma (Rajasthan) and Mohan Charan Majhi (Odisha) were among the leaders present.
Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Manipur and Chhattisgarh were also part of the deliberations. The leaders also take stock of the political situation at times. This meeting is being held at a time when the opposition has targeted the government for ignoring other states at the cost of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. At the same time, this is also the first meeting after the Lok Sabha elections in which the performance of the BJP was disappointing as the party has lost its majority in the Lok Sabha.
However, party leaders said governance issues were at the centre of discussions in the meeting. The last such meeting was held in February. Now all eyes are on the meeting and the major discussions to be held. Is this a routine meeting, or can any big announcements be made? At the same time, everyone must be waiting for some news about Uttar Pradesh as this meeting is taking place at a time when there is turmoil within the BJP in the state.
