Bommai leaves for Hyderabad to participate in BJP national executive meeting

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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (File Photo/ANI)

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday left for Hyderabad to participate in the two-day BJP national executive meeting, scheduled for July 2 and 3.

Interacting with the media just before heading for Hyderabad, Bommai said he will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda. The top leaders of the BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister are participating in the national executive meeting.

Nadda on Saturday inaugurated the party’s national officer bearers’ meeting at the International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, ahead of the two-day long Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Executive meeting. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Ministers of 19 states, and other BJP senior leaders will also attend the meeting.

Prime Minister Modi is expected to address the national executive on Sunday. In his speech, the PM is expected to give a roadmap for the party for the coming times, especially when they look at Assembly elections in the big states like Gujarat.

Meetings of the national general secretaries and national office-bearers, followed by the national executive meeting, will be held on July 2 and a public meeting will be held at the Parade Ground on July 3 with an address by Narendra Modi. There will be a photo exhibition where the senior leaders and photos from the earlier national executive meet and important events will be exhibited.

This is the first time that a meeting is taking place with complete participation by the BJP national executive members since the Covid-19 pandemic. The last meeting which took place in November 2021 happened in a hybrid manner in which leaders were present physically as well as virtually.

The entire city of Hyderabad has donned a saffron hue with the BJP flags and banners ahead of the party’s mega show. The posters showcase the achievement of the central government. Every nook and cranny of the city is decked up with big cut-outs and banners of top BJP leaders.

On Friday, Nadda held the a meeting of the party’s general secretaries. The BJP chief held a mega roadshow upon arrival in Hyderabad. The BJP’s initiative comes at a time when Telangana is heading for Assembly polls in 2023 and the BJP sees a huge prospect of bringing down the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.

The Hyderabad city police, along with state government departments, have put elaborate security arrangements in place ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Hyderabad. (ANI)

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