New Delhi: In a letter to party president Rajnath Singh, BJP leader Uma Bharti today said she will not be able to take part in the national executive meet scheduled to be held in Goa this weekend.
"I fell ill on my trip to Indore. And I have been advised bed-rest by doctors," Ms Bharti, said in her letter.
She apologised to Mr Singh for not being able to attend her first national executive meet after her appointment as BJP vice president.
Press Trust of India reports that some other top leaders of the party are also likely to skip the national executive. General Secretary Varun Gandhi, Deputy Leader of BJP in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad,
Jaswant Singh and Satrughan Sinha are not likely to attend.
According to reports, the BJP is poised to announce Narendra Modi as the head of its election committee when its top leaders meet in Goa.
The party has also reportedly decided to reject a proposal to announce two election committees, as suggested by senior leader LK Advani in an attempt to check Mr Modi's VVIP stature.
"I fell ill on my trip to Indore. And I have been advised bed-rest by doctors," Ms Bharti, said in her letter.
She apologised to Mr Singh for not being able to attend her first national executive meet after her appointment as BJP vice president.
Jaswant Singh and Satrughan Sinha are not likely to attend.
According to reports, the BJP is poised to announce Narendra Modi as the head of its election committee when its top leaders meet in Goa.
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