Amit Shah inaugurates meeting of CMs of BJP-ruled states, PM to speak in the evening

A meeting of BJP chief ministers and deputy chief ministers in which the party top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will address them on the agenda of good governance and pro-poor measures got underway no Saturday.

BJP chief Amit Shah inaugurated the meeting, which will be addressed by Modi later in the evening. Party sources have said better coordination between the organisation and government, besides a stronger emphasis on "pro-poor" and developmental works is at the centre of the exercise.

The chief ministers are expected to speak about their government's programmes aimed at executing the agenda. The meeting comes in the wake of a day-long workshop of the party's core committee leaders of states on Tuesday in which Modi pitched for reaching out to all sections of society, especially the poor, while Shah underlined the need for expanding the organisation and greater coordination.

Modi had said that when the party is in power, then the aim should be to win over the masses with the government's work. The PM had also cautioned party leaders against some elements trying to divert their attention from the developmental agenda, in an apparent reference to several controversies stalking the party. 

The day-long meeting will also deliberate on the issue of good governance and the welfare of poor, besides strategising for the upcoming assembly elections to be held in states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab.  Chief Ministers will also make their respective presentations on welfare schemes being implemented in the states.