Nagpur, July 12: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray would address division-level joint conclave of BJP-Sena here tomorrow as part of preparations for Maharashtra Assembly elections due next year. The conclave, a closed door affair, is likely to be attended by over a 1,000 workers of the saffron combine, BJP sources said here today.

The saffron parties are holding a series of conclaves across the state to gear up for the assembly polls, they said adding, BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan and former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Gopinath Munde would also address the conclave.

BJP state unit chief Pandurang Phundkar and opposition leader in state legislative council Nitin Gadkari, besides former chief minister and Sena leader Narayan Rane would also address the workers of both the parties, they added.

The saffron parties are holding a similar meeting at Pune today.

Bureau Report