The Bharatiya Janata Party has convened a conference in Mumbai on June 5-6 to brainstorm and formulate a charter for providing good governance in the states ruled by the party and its allies.

Performance of the governments in these states will come under scrutiny to help issue directions for the clear-cut initiatives they should undertake as part of the 'Suraj Sankalp' (good governance commitment)
announced by BJP president Nitin Gadkari at the Indore national executive.

Former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who is the convener of the party's new governance cell, told a press conference here that the charter would be made public but not the slip-ups of various
governments that come to light in the conference as they would be meant for only the party president for the correctives.

He said issues like implementation of the party manifesto, coordination between the party organisation and government and how to keep alive links with the support base will be discussed in the conference to be held at the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini at Bhayander.

The conference would focus on review of some very noteworthy and innovative welfare and development initiatives that can be emulated in other states, he said, claiming that this was "first of its kind initiative by any political party in India."

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi gets pride of place for delivering the keynote address, immediately after inauguration by Gadkari, to list all his government's initiatives than can be
replicated in other states. Parrikar said it was fitting that the conference should start with him, as he was the senior-most of the BJP chief ministers and occupies an important place in the party.

The conference will be attended by all chief ministers, deputy chief ministers and a score of ministers of the BJP and BJP-alliance states as also by the state presidents and organising secretaries of the
states. Also invited are general secretary (organisation) Ramlal, former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Gopinath Munde and former Delhi BJP chief Harsh Vardhan.

The conference will conclude with the valedictory address by L K Advani. Lok Sabha opposition leader Sushma Swaraj will speak on government-opposition interface and Rajya Sabha opposition leader Arun Jaitley will deliberate on administration. Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha will present the charter of good governance, based on the brainstorming, at the concluding session, Parrikar added.

He would be assisted in the endeavour that will enable the governance cell to decide how to go about in future by BJP general secretary Jagat Prakash Nadda, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, personal secretary of the
party president, and Nirmala Sitharaman, one of the party spokespersons.