Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], April 11 (HBTV): The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national president JP Nadda is scheduled to visit Nagaland on Friday to attend the National Democratic Alliance election rally, the party informed a press release.  

The BJP rally is scheduled to be held at Agri Expo in Chumukedima in the state of Nagaland.  

"BJP Nagaland gears up to welcome its National Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda Ji to the State," the release stated. 

In this regard, an emergency meeting was convened by the party's state president Benjamin Yepthomi on Thursday at his private residence at Thahekhu village in Dimapur. The party’s leaders deliberated on the necessary protocols and other arrangements to be made regarding the arrival of the BJP national president.

The meeting also reaffirmed its commitment to work cohesively to ensure absolute victory for the PDA consensus candidate Chumben Murry in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. 

Rajya Sabha member and state Vice President Phangnon Konyak, was also among those in the meeting.

The election for the state’s lone seat will be held on April 19. The counting will be on June 4. 

In 2019, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tokheho Yepthomi won the seat.    

(ANI)  This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.