PM Modi, LK Advani, MM Joshi, Amit Shah among others named in BJP’s 80-member National Executive list

The executive will also have 50 special invitees and 179 permanent invitees, besides 80 regular members.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Thursday announced the 80-member National Executive, with the names of its top brass, ranging from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to many Union ministers, several state leaders and veterans like LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi featuring on the list.

The executive will also have 50 special invitees and 179 permanent invitees, besides 80 regular members.

A key deliberative body of the party, the executive meets to discuss key issues facing the government and shapes the organisation's agenda. The disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has prevented its meeting for a long time.

Many Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, are expectedly on the list with recently inducted minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also being included.

Former Union ministers like Harsh Vardhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar also remain the members of the national executive.

Meanwhile, the BJP has expelled Maneka Gandhi and Varun Gandhi from the National Executive Committee. This comes hours after BJP MP Varun Gandhi condemned the incident in Lakhimpur Kheri. Reportedly, after the party's decision, Varun is believed to have been making statements against the government for the past few days. Due to this, both have been removed from the Executive Committee. 

(With inputs from agency)