Under fire for mismanagement owing to lack of coordination, the Delhi BJP ended up making yet another goof-up on second day of party's state executive committee meeting.

Union power minister Piyush Goyal objected to presence of mediapersons for which they were invited by the party.

An embarrassed Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari tried to convince the minister that mediapersons were "specially" invited to attend the session, but Goyal insisted the media to leave the auditorium as his address to the party workers was not meant to be openly discussed.

'WHOLE PURPOSE WILL BE LOST'

"The whole purpose of the address will be lost in presence of media persons," he said. Meanwhile, sources said Goyal also pulled up the Delhi BJP leaders for the ongoing bickering in the state unit after the MCD poll results.

A leader present in the meeting said Goyal advised leaders to discuss their differences on party forum and not being them out in media or public platform.

On Monday, the central BJP leadership had told Tiwari and union minister Vijay Goel to sort out their differences so as to put a united front.

Earlier, the power minister who was the key speaker on the last day of the meeting, had begun his address when he noticed the camerapersons in the hall.This prompted him to stop his speech and asked mediapersons to leave the auditorium.

He, however on request of Tiwari, changed his mind and agreed to speak about achievements of three years of Narendra Modi government. By the time, the journalists had started leaving, some local leaders tried to urge them to stay.

SESSION OPEN TO MEDIA: INVITE

Goyal was heard saying "its OK" if they are leaving. Goyal said he was unaware of the presence of media in the meeting.

However, a Delhi BJP invite sent to mediapersons said Goyal's session was open to media.

The minister reached an hour late for the open session that was scheduled at 1 pm.

Before the arrival of the power minister, BJP's national general secretary Anil Jain had also addressed the party's executive committee members in the presence of journalists.

A Delhi BJP leader said Goyal urged the party workers to come together and start preparing for the 2019 general elections.

He asked the leaders and the party workers to highlight the achievements of the Narendra Modi government.

"The newly elected BJP councillors have the responsibility of making Delhi the most beautiful and the cleanest city in the next 20 months. This is going to be the key to BJP's success in the elections," said Goyal.

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