The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) resumed its national executive here Thursday, a day after its president L.K. Advani made it clear at the meet that the BJP was firmly rooted to its Hindutva ethos.
Advani chaired the meeting, which is expected to take up the agenda of finalising a strategy to face upcoming elections in Bihar, Haryana and BJP-ruled Jharkhand.
While the BJP has the daunting task of retaining power in Jharkhand, where it lost all but one Lok Sabha seats this year, it has urged voters to bring an end to "demon's" rule in neighbouring Bihar.
The party faces a tough challenge in Bihar and Jharkhand from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
"We are also preparing for a tough battle in Haryana," a BJP leader admitted, ahead of the meeting.
The party, which currently has no allies in Haryana, will discuss possible tie-ups with like-minded parties.
On Thursday the BJP meet will pass two resolutions, one on agriculture and another on national security.
In the evening, party general secretaries from Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana will discuss with Advani matters related to the assembly elections due early next year.
Advani gave a hard-hitting speech Wednesday, declaring his party's commitment to the idea of a "Hindu" India.
"If anybody tries to take the cover of secularism to indulge in anti-Hindu politics and statecraft, the BJP will stand in their path like a rock, prepared to make any sacrifice," he thundered.
But, still intent on reaching out to a cross-section of the voters, former BJP president M. Venkaiah Naidu said the party would not make Hindutva an electoral plank though it was its guiding force.