BJP Nat Executive and Council to meet in Lucknow

New Delhi, Nov 24: The BJP National Executive and National Council will meet in Lucknow from December 22-24.

BJP Parliamentary Party Spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra today said the Executive will meet on the opening day, the next two days will be be an open session of the National Council.

A public rally has been planned at the conclusion of the conclave which would be addressed by the party's top leaders, including former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani.

Mr Malhotra said the meeting in Lucknow would give a further boost to the cadre to perform better in the coming assembly elections after the party's spectacular show in the recently concluded local bodies elections in Uttar Pradesh and by-elections in some parts of the country.

The venue of the meeting is significant in the light of incumbent president Rajnath Singh's likely election to the post on November 26 for a three-year term as Uttar Pradesh is his home state.

UNI