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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no doubt that the BJP will come back to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and has set an ambitious target not just for his party but also the NDA.

While several opposition parties are still trying to stitch together an alliance to pose a challenge to ‘Modi magic’, the prime minister demonstrated his confidence in the last cabinet meeting as he asked his ministers a crucial question: “What is your plan for the next 100 days once we come back to power?”

This is not it. Sources told CNN-News18 that during the meeting, the ministers were also asked to identify focus areas of work for the next five-year term from 2024 to 2029. It is expected that officials from the cabinet secretariat will establish contact with each minister individually and find out about the plans for the years to come.

On March 3, the council of ministers will meet at the Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in the national capital for a day-long discussion. This will be the last council of ministers meeting for the present government before elections. Sources indicated that a detailed discussion may take place with the council during the meeting on the focus for the next 100 days if BJP comes to power in 2024.

After coming into power in 2019, the Modi government held its first expansion in 2021. Several new faces found a place in the council, including those from the OBC community. From bureaucrats-turned-politicians like Ashwini Vaishnaw to technocrats like Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the council was a mixed bag with several women ministers too. At present, there are nine women in PM Modi’s council of ministers, including cabinet ministers like Nirmala Sitharaman and Smriti Irani. Jyotiraditya Scindia, who waited for over a year since joining BJP, was also made a cabinet minister.

The PM Modi-led BJP, supported by the NDA, stormed to power in 2014. The mandate of victory in the next Lok Sabha election in 2019 was even bigger than in 2014. This time, as the saffron party looks to form a government at the Centre for a record third time, the prime minister is looking at achieving another landmark by holding the chair for the third time in a row.