NEW DELHI: After an embarrassing no-show at most of its ‘ jan sabhas’ , Delhi BJP have started calling them nukkad sabhas (or corner meetings) on Saturday. Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay said the party is not expecting large gatherings at these nukkad sabhas.

“These are not jan sabhas but nukkad sabhas. It’s wrong to expect large crowds here. These corner meetings will be addressed by MPs and attended by local people,” said Upadhyay.

On Saturday, TOI reported that the party experienced a no-show at these meetings which forced it to cancel the meetings between Friday and Sunday. Though BJP chief Amit Shah, in a meeting with state brass, directed them engage 320 MPs and hold 2,700 public meetings between December 1 and 20, Upadhyay claimed there was no plan to hold meetings on these dates. “MPs are not available between Friday and Sunday as they have to go to their constituencies. The plan was to hold meetings between Monday and Thursday,” said Upadhyay.

But when told that the party never mentioned this earlier, Upadhyay admitted there was “a communication error”. “I admit there was a communication error from our side. From now on, the meeting will be held between Monday and Thursday,” he said.