Highlights: BJP Parliamentary party meeting begins, PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah to discuss reasons behind defeat

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will go into a huddle with senior leaders on Thursday to discuss the reasons behind the defeats the party faced in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, and to lift the morale ahead of the 2019 general elections, according to senior leaders familiar with the matter.The BJP functionaries said that the party’s national office bearers, state unit presidents, in-charges of the different states and some others invitees will attend the meeting called by Shah in New Delhi to take stock of the preparedness for the Lok Sabha polls expected in April-May.Here are the live updates:

7:00 pm IST

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will go into a huddle with senior leaders on Thursday. (PTI)

BJP national council to meet in Delhi

BJP national council to meet in Delhi on January 11-12., reported news agency PTI.

10:33 am IST

Amit Shah refuses BJP’s MP unit chief’s resignation

BJP President Amit Shah refused to accept the resignation of Rakesh Singh from the post of BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit chief and asked him to work hard, reports ANI.

10:17 am IST

BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit chief offers resignation after poll defeat

BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit chief Rakesh Singh has offered his resignation from the post taking responsibility for the defeat in assembly elections.

9:57 am IST

Top BJP leaders present at meet

 

Delhi: #Visuals of BJP Parliamentary party meeting from Parliament library building. PM Narendra Modi, BJP Chief Amit Shah, Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Prakash Javadekar, Kiren Rijiju,Ravi Shankar Prasad,senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, among others present in the meeting pic.twitter.com/eDqn1SVyha— ANI (@ANI) 13 December 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Lal Krishna Advani arrive for meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani arrive for BJP Parliamentary Party meeting.

9:26 am IST

Radha Mohan Singh and VK Singh arrive for the meeting

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Union Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh arrive for BJP Parliamentary Party meeting.

9:21 am IST

Amit Shah will discuss the defeat in recent assembly elections

BJP president Amit Shah will discuss the defeat in recent assembly elections in five states and plan an agenda for 2019 general elections. State presidents and state in-charges of BJP will be present in the meeting.