Haryana polls: BJP to meet on Sunday after Modi returns

 Ahead of the crucial Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting likely to be held on Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday convened a core group meeting here with an eye on the Haryana Assemby polls schedudled for October 21.

Chaired by BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the meeting is being attended by the party's working President J.P. Nadda, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, BJP's Haryana in-charge Anil Jain and Haryana election in-charge Narendra Singh Tomar, among others.

The meeting is to discuss candidates and poll strategy ahead of the CEC meet on Sunday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be back after attending the UN General Assembly session in the US.

Nadda had met Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday to discuss alliance in Haryana.