Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of states and union territories ruled by the National Democratic Alliance on Thursday, people familiar with the details said. The meeting coincides with the NDA government completing 12 years in power at the Centre.
According to people familiar with the details, the meeting will take stock of the implementation of policies and programs initiated by the government, the roadmap for the Vixit Bharat campaign, and the measures being taken to mitigate the impact of the ongoing West Asia crisis.
“There will be a review of several key infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Center and states together, and sharing of best practices. The leaders are also expected to discuss the impact of the West Asia crisis on the economy and supply chain issues,” a BJP functionary said.
The meeting comes at a time when fuel and cooking gas prices have risen and there are concerns about rising inflation.
The meeting will be followed by the Prime Minister chairing the board of directors of the federal think tank NITI Aayog.
There is also speculation that the meetings will be followed by a reorganization in the Cabinet as well as in the organizational structure of the BJP. Since the government came to power for a third term in June 2024, there have been no changes in the Council of Ministers. Recently, Union state ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurien were not renominated for the Rajya Sabha post on the expiry of their tenure, raising speculation about appointment of new faces in the Modi government.
According to another person familiar with the details, Union ministers have been asked to remain in the capital after the meetings, which may indicate possible changes in the assembly.
Among the ministers who will attend the meetings are Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Nirmala Sitharaman.
Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from all 22 states and union territories ruled by the NDA are expected to attend, including Suvendu Adhikari of West Bengal, Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh, Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra, Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam, Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Meetings.
