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           | New Delhi, Jan 4 : Bharatiya Janata Party's prime   ministerial candidate L.K. Advani will Monday evening hold a meeting with all   chief ministers from his party and its partners in the National Democratic   Alliance to discuss issues of internal security, a party official   said. The alleged neglect of the NDA-ruled states by the central   government would also figure at the meeting, he said.
 The meeting,   followed by dinner, will be held a day ahead of a conference of all chief   ministers convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on internal   security.
 
 "The issues of internal security, national security and   terrorism would be discussed at the meeting. We will also discuss the neglect of   the NDA-ruled states by the Congress-led government at the centre," BJP   vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told IANS.
 
 Strategies for the upcoming   Lok Sabha elections are also on the agenda, he said.
 
 "The prime agenda   of our meeting is terrorism and the failure of the government to prevent   frequent attacks on the country," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told   IANS.
 
 The chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,   Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, ruled by the BJP, and Bihar (Janata Dal-United), Orissa (ruled by the   Biju Janata Dal) and  Punjab (Shiromani Akali Dal) are   expected to attend the meeting.
 (IANS) 
      
     
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