Last Updated: March 03, 2024, 11:38 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Yogi Adityanath and others during the BJP’s Central Election Committee meeting to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, on February 29, 2024. (PTI)
This meeting holds great significance as it comes just a day after the BJP announced its first list of candidates for the general elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday, probably the last such exercise ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The meeting will be held at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave in Delhi.
The prime minister holds meetings of the entire Council of Ministers from time to time to discuss key policy and governance issues. This meeting holds great significance as it comes just a day after the BJP announced its first list of candidates for the general elections.
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to announce the poll schedule in a couple of weeks.
PM Modi’s Council Meeting: What’s On The Agenda
The prime agenda for the Council of Ministers meeting is to formulate a strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the country and to review the performance of the NDA government over the past two terms of the Narendra Modi government.
Reportedly, PM Modi will also seek feedback from the Union ministers regarding the implementations of multiple government welfare schemes and initiatives launched by the NDA in the past decade. He will also discuss strategies for the future given the elections.
BJP-led ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has expressed confidence in retaining power at the Centre for a third term under Modi on the back of its development and welfare planks. The EC has begun reviewing the preparedness of various states for holding the Lok Sabha elections.
PM Modi Congratulates BJP Candidates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the BJP leaders named in the party’s first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, expressing confidence that people will elect the saffron outfit to power again.
“We are going to the people on the basis of our track record of good governance and ensuring the fruits of progress reach the poorest of the poor,” Modi said in a post on X.