New Delhi, 10 AprilTo show how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance now has nationwide presence and has expanded to 32 parties and to convince other regional parties to join the coalitiion, leaders of all its constituents, half a dozen of which are new entrants to the alliance, met here today.The show of strength is significant in the run up to the elections to the posts of the President, where the electoral college comprises the two Houses of Parliament and all directly elected legislators. The NDA is currently a mere 20,000 short of the majority mark for the election to the President scheduled for July.The meeting was also a signal to fence sitters among regional parties to come in the NDA fold. The BJP is not averse to parties like All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of Tamil Nadu joining the NDA. In the run up to the meet, BJP chief Amit Shah personally invited several of the leaders, from Shiv Sena chief Uddha Thackeray to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha .
Sources said meeting will be show of strength of ruling alliance, discus national political scene
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