A National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting involving the Chief Minister, ministers, and MLAs of the ruling front will be held next week, he said while travelling to Chennai.In sharp contrast to the views of MLAs, Surana attributed the defeat in the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat to “wrong” propaganda by the Congress and opposition, including negative publicity about the BJP’s stance on the Constitution and others.He said that it was the first time the BJP contested the seat very seriously in recent times. Though a win was expected, securing 2.89 lakh votes was a record for the party, achieved through extensive canvassing.”The BJP symbol is new and not yet popular everywhere, as the party had only contested in only 10 constituencies in the Assembly elections. We are hearing out all views, analysing mistakes, and taking corrective measures,” Surana said.The people of Puducherry have sent a signal, Surana said adding that the next two years would be spent working hard and reaching out to the populace. “Ministers and MLAs have been told to go to the people, reach out to them, identify mistakes, and correct them,” he added.Surana clarified that the MLAs’ meeting with BJP National President JP Nadda aimed to seek more support from the central government for development and denied that it was for other reasons.
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