PM Modi meets NDA chief ministers; resolution praising armed forces passed

Prime minister Narendra Modi today chaired the meeting of chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-led NDA dispensations.

Twenty chief ministers and 18 deputy CMs of 20 states where NDA governments rule are attending the meeting, where Operation Sindoor and caste census are on the table, apart from major governance issues.

Senior leaders of NDA — Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, Maharashtra deputy CMs Shrikant Shinde and Ajit Pawar — are all in attendance.

A resolution praising the valour of the armed forces and leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Operation Sindoor, in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, was passed at the meeting.

Caste enumeration, good governance issues, best practices of states and the first anniversary of the Modi government in its third term are also part of the agenda, besides political plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency.

Ten years of observance of International Yoga Day will also be discussed.

The meeting comes ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, where the ruling BJP is hoping to make gains after its announcement to hold a caste census — the main political plank of the Congress-led opposition.