During the meeting at his official residence here, the prime minister mostly discussed “non-political” issues and it was more of an informal meeting over the breakfast, the sources said.
Talking about Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Modi advised the MPs to regularly hold sports competition to develop a culture of fitness among common people, the sources said.
Emphasising on continuously staying in touch with people, Modi urged the party leaders to hold regular talks with senior people in their respective constituencies and engage with people beyond politics.
The MPs applauded Modi for the Kanshi Vishawanath corridor while specifically mentioned that the prime minister having a lunch with the construction workers of the corridor has gone well with masses especially in Uttar Pradesh, they said.
This was a fourth meeting of the prime minister with BJP MPs in different batches during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. He has so far met MPs from northeastern states, southern states and Madhya Pradesh.
The BJP is fighting elections in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with Nishad Party and Apna Dal (S). Assembly elections in the country’s most populous state will be held early next year.
In the 2017 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP had swept the elections and won 312 seats in the 403-seat Uttar Pradesh Assembly. While SP bagged 47 seats, BSP won 19 and Congress only managed to win seven seats.