BJP meets to discuss 'Mission 2004'

"The meeting which is aimed at strengthening the party structure as also that of its allies will discuss the broad strategy for the 2004 Lok Sabha polls," party spokesman Pramod Mahajan told reporters here.

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who left Delhi for Mumbai on Tuesday, would deliver the inaugural address while Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, who is currently away in London would join the session on June 19.

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Issues like the timing of the general elections, any changes in the Vajpayee government and electoral alliances are not part of the agenda of the meet, Mahajan said while not ruling out the possibility of some leaders referring to these issues.

The session is not expected to adopt any resolution as it would be more in the nature of exchange of ideas among the party's top brass, he said.

RSS leader Madan Das Devi, who is in charge of Sangh Parivar outfit's relations with BJP, is attending the meeting.

Mahajan said even though BJP aimed at getting a majority of its own, it would go along with its NDA allies and continue with the coalition.

"Even though our aim is to get a clear majority for the BJP, we would like to get a two-thirds majority for the NDA in the Lok Sabha elections," he said.

The brainstorming session, which is more in the nature of exchange of ideas among the top leadership of the BJP, would be focusing on how the BJP can strengthen the party at different levels.

Mahajan said party President M Venkaiah Naidu would chair the meeting.