BJP leader Ram Madhav, who has been named as State in-charge for Tamil Nadu, took part in a meeting of party functionaries at the party’s State unit head office in Chennai on Monday. BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran, and State and district-level functionaries were also present.

Talking to reporters, BJP leader Pon. Radhakrishnan said Mr. Madhav and the party’s co-in-charges for the State Nirmal Kumar Surana and D.K. Aruna took part in the meeting, on the directions of the party’s national leadership. Mr. Radhakrishnan was hopeful that his party would emerge successful in all the upcoming elections.

The BJP will organise events in all State district headquarters on October 7 to mark BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public service, Mr. Radhakrishnan said. He also hailed the leadership of Mr. Modi.