NDTV Exclusive: Inside Details Of BJP's Strategy For Upcoming State Polls

The plan is to curb nepotism and avoid "dynasty politics" jibes from the opposition, particularly since the allegation is one Prime Minister Modi frequently lays at the door of the Congress.

The BJP will rely on "collective leadership" and the "Modi factor" in five Assembly elections due this year and the 2024 Lok Sabha poll, sources told NDTV on Wednesday.

Sources have also said the party will try not to project a chief ministerial candidate, particularly not in the majority Hindi-speaking states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, in an attempt to keep regional leaders' ambitions and rivalries in check, and reinforce the "party above individual" maxim.

In simple terms, the BJP is hoping big-name candidates will secure seats in which it is weaker, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal will see the party win another round of elections, and that an open chief minister's post will act as an incentive to encourage regional leaders to work harder.