PM Modi, Amit Shah meet BJP chief ministers; likely to discuss 2019 polls agenda

As the Lok Sabha elections 2019 is less than eight months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday met all the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of the party-ruled states. Discussion on possible ways to reach out to the maximum number of beneficiaries of the Centre's welfare schemes is likely.

According to sources, close to the development, the conference of chief ministers will take stock of works going on in BJP-governed states across India and issue them a series of directions to ensure the party returns to power in 2019.

The agenda of good governance and running pro-poor policies have been a key feature of the chief ministers' meetings, which have been taking place regularly since Modi took over as prime minister in 2014.

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Here are the LIVE updates:

#03:20 PM: Visuals of BJP chief ministers meeting being held at the party's headquarters in Delhi. PM Modi Amit Shah also in atttendance.

भारतीय जनता पार्टी के केन्द्रीय कार्यालय में आयोजित 'मुख्यमंत्री परिषद' के कुछ दृश्य। pic.twitter.com/By2MlsoKaF

— BJP (@BJP4India) August 28, 2018

# 01:16 pm: BJP president Amit Shah inaugurates Chief Minister’s Council, a meeting with BJP's CMs and Deputy CMs at BJP HQ.

BJP National President Shri @AmitShah inaugurates Chief Minister’s Council, a meeting with BJP's CMs and Deputy CMs at BJP HQ. pic.twitter.com/6JBvLLH5pG

— BJP (@BJP4India) August 28, 2018

# 12:54 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Chief Ministers of BJP-governed states gather at party headquarters in Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Chief Ministers of BJP-governed states at party headquarters in Delhi pic.twitter.com/Dp3IUISiHJ

— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2018

# 12:52 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at BJP headquarters in Delhi for the meeting of Chief Ministers of BJP-governed states.

# 10:23 am: BJP President Amit Shah, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi arrive at BJP headquarters in Delhi for the meeting of Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states.

BJP President Amit Shah, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi arrive at BJP headquarters in Delhi for the meeting of Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states pic.twitter.com/TXTZXvxShw

— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2018

# 10:21 am: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis arrive for the meeting of Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states in Delhi

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis arrive for the meeting of Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states in Delhi pic.twitter.com/bAkQ4vhi1D

— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2018

The BJP chief ministers' meeting will also stress on several ongoing issues in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, three BJP ruled states which will go to the poll later this year.