Amit Shah joins NDA group to chalk out plans for Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls – Times of India

NEW DELHI: NDA officials met at the BJP headquarters on Tuesday to review their strategy for the current assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and the upcoming electoral challenges.
The presence of senior BJP members such as Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, along with key ministers from allied parties, underlined the importance of the meeting. Sources said the meeting was crucial in aligning the strategies of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members.
The participation of functionaries like Shiv Sena’s Pratap Rao Jadhav, LJP’s Chirag Paswan (Ram Vilas), HAM’s Jitan Ram Manjhi and RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary was seen as yet another attempt to consolidate the alliance and take a unified approach to the elections. to guarantee. . The sources said NDA parties were focusing on maintaining a coherent campaign strategy across states.
Later, another meeting involving only BJP officials, including union ministers, was held and focused on internal organizational matters.
With the BJP gearing up for a leadership transition, the discussions, sources said, will also include the selection process for a new party president. The BJP is likely to have a new chief within a few months.
There was also a separate meeting to discuss preparations for the Assembly elections in Delhi, indicating the BJP’s strategic planning for state elections outside Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Baijayant Panda is the election chief for Delhi and Atul Garg is co-in charge of the Delhi Assembly elections, likely to be held early next year.