2-day state BJP executive meet starts today today

RAJKOT: The two-day state executive meeting of Gujarat BJP, the last one before the state assembly elections, will begin on Friday in the hometown of former chief minister Keshubhai Patel who has pulled out his swords against chief minister Narendra Modi.
The meeting is being held in the backdrop of Modi's bete noire BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi quitting the party and leaders of anti-Modi brigade including Keshubhai booked for inciting violence.
Around 320 BJP leaders and workers will participate in the meeting to be held at Atmiya Institute of Technology and Sciences on Kalavad Road.
Besides Modi, the party's national joint organizational general secretary V Satish will also address the meeting.
"We will be discussing the party's future programme and strategies in context of the upcoming assembly elections," Vijay Rupani, regional secretary of BJP, said.
Meanwhile, posters praising Modi government's achievements in the state have been put up across the city. Senior BJP leader L K Advani is conspicuously absent in these posters which have pictures of party president Nitin Gadkari and state BJP chief R C Faldu.
BJP leaders have confirmed that Keshubhai Patel is not going to attend the meet as he has not been attending it since long.
BJP's national office bearers, national executive members, Gujarat-based national office bearers of various cells, national level coordinators and joint coordinators of various cells, state office bearers, state-level cell presidents, conveners and state executive members will participate in the meeting.
Poster scare keeps BJP workers on toes
BJP has directed all its local party workers to keep a close eye on rabble rousing posters that may come up in the city. Late, on Thursday night, anti-Modi slogans were written on walls at some places but workers immediately washed them off. The writings were in favour of Joshi. Rupani downplayed the matter and said that it was the handiwork of MahaGujarat Janta Party floated by former junior home minister Gordhan Zadaphiya. Security has also been beefed up in the city.