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| BJP national exec meet today | | | Agencies
Nagpur, Feb 5: The BJP's National Executive and National Council meets here tomorrow to prepare a roadmap and finetune strategies for the coming Lok Sabha elections as it searches for new allies to bolster the NDA led by the saffron party.
The three-day conclave of the main opposition party in this orange city in Maharashtra hopes to zero in on issues that could woo voters to give the mandate to help it regain power and make its stalwart L K Advani the next Prime Minister.
The mega events of the saffron party are considered crucial important as it provides the last chance for the party to get its act together ahead of the polls and steer the National Democratic Alliance(NDA).
"The three-day meet would be a session dedicated to give directions to the party rank and file for the final Lok Sabha polls preparation," party vice-president Muqtar Abbas Naqvi said.
But the party appears to be far from fighting fit given the desertion by senior leader Kalyan Singh whose contribution in the Ayodhya movement was only next to Advani. Former Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has not helped the party or Advani either by announcing his plans to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's delayed explanation in the wake of his projection as the next Prime Minister by India Inc is another story.
While the National Executive of the party to be attended by around 200 delegates will be held tomorrow, the two-day National Council on Saturday and Sunday is likely to be attended by more than 5000 delegates.
The National Council would be attended by representatives right from the panchayat level and for the first time, elected block level leaders have been called. All the 'morchas' and cells will also be attending the conclave, Naqvi added.
Seeking to end its five years of political wilderness at the Centre, BJP is expected to pull out all stops to evolve a 'must win' strategy at the conclave, but doubts remain on how effective it could be in cobbling up a good combination.
The venue was significant as this Orange City is the headquarters of the RSS which the main opposition has always regarded as its 'fountain of inspiration'.
The BJP is going to polls at a time when its patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee is no longer active due to illness and has virtually handed over the mantle to Advani who is going the extra mile to 'win friends and influence people'.
However, the task is far from easy amid growing pulls and pressures from within the party and the opposition NDA it heads with allies seeking more seats and creating many a problem for the saffron party.
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