BJP President likely to meet RSS top brass

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah is likely to meet the RSS top brass, including Bha-iyya Joshi, on Thursday to discuss issues including the NDA’s vice-president. 

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who released a coffee-table book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday is unlikley to attend the meeting. The Opposition parties have already declared Mahatama Gandhi’s grandson and former West Bengal governor, Gopal Krishna Gandhi as their candidate for the vice-president post. After the meeting of Mr Shah and the RSS top brass, the BJP is also expected to hold the meeting of its parliamentary board to announce the NDA’s vice presidential candidate.

The RSS top brass has been camping here and would be leaving for Jammu and Kashmir to attend a key meeting of senior pracharaks. 

In the wake of terror attack on Amarnath yatris and the ongoing situation in the Kashmir Valley ever since Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani was shot dead, the RSS could also send a strong message to the Mehbooba Mufti-led state government and the Modi government from this Akhil Bhartiya Pracharak Sabha. 

This meeting is being held for the first time in the state and the RSS, sources said, will hold a special session on how to expand its base in the state, including in the Valley and Leh-Laddakh. BJP leaders, including its general secretary (organisation), joint general secretaries (organisation) and national general secretary and incharge of Jammu and Kashmir affairs, Ram Madhav are likley to attend. Sources said Mr Shah could also attend the meeting, which will begin from July 15 till 21. Ahead of the meeting, the RSS top brass could also meet on July 14 to finalise the agenda of the meeting as well as delieberate on some political issues.