Archive · 23 Aug 2026
PM Modi Meets BJP’s New Team, Stresses Youth Outreach
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the BJP’s new national team in New Delhi.
The team has 65 members, including 51 people who are new to these roles.
Modi said meetings can help party members share fresh ideas and stay connected with the public.
He also encouraged the team to find new ways to talk with young people.
BJP President Nitin Nabin discussed programmes for people aged 14 and older.
The party is preparing for Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
It also plans service activities and youth programmes from September 17 to October 17.
The BJP and Congress disagree about how much of the National Song Vande Mataram should be sung at party events.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the BJP’s newly appointed national office-bearers at its headquarters in New Delhi.
Modi said organisational meetings should generate new ideas, strengthen the party and deepen its connection with the public.
The 65-member national team includes 51 new faces and has been assigned responsibilities across states and organisational wings.
BJP President Nitin Nabin highlighted sustained youth dialogue, while the party planned outreach for people aged 14 and above.
The BJP discussed Assembly election preparations, a nationwide Vande Mataram campaign and the September 17–October 17 Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Nitin Nabin and the BJP’s newly appointed national office-bearers.
- What
- They held organisational meetings covering party coordination, youth outreach, election preparations, service programmes and Vande Mataram.
- When
- Saturday, August 23, 2026; another review meeting was scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- BJP headquarters and its extension in New Delhi.
- Why
- To strengthen grassroots organisation, improve coordination, connect with young people and prepare for elections and upcoming campaigns.
BJP’s position
Congress position
Singing Vande Mataram
BJP’s position
The BJP said the historical legacy and honour of Vande Mataram should be defended and opposed limiting it because of communal pressure, political appeasement or narrow vote-bank considerations.
Congress position
The Congress Working Committee is following its 1937 resolution, which limits singing the National Song at party programmes to its first two stanzas.
- National team
- The BJP’s new national team has 65 office-bearers, including 51 new faces.
- Meeting duration
- Sources cited by CNN-News18 said Modi’s interaction with the office-bearers lasted about four-and-a-half hours.
- Youth outreach
- The BJP plans programmes for people aged 14 and above under its “Yuva Samvad” focus.
- Election preparations
- The party is reviewing preparations for Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan
- The nationwide campaign is scheduled to run from September 17 to October 17 and will include service, welfare-access and youth initiatives.
- Vande Mataram campaign
- The BJP announced a nationwide campaign on the National Song’s history and significance.
- Next review meeting
- Nitin Nabin was scheduled to meet State BJP Presidents, organisational general secretaries and State In-charges on Sunday.
