The BJP's national convention on Sunday amended the party's constitution, allowing its apex organisational body - the Parliamentary Board - to take a decision related to its president, including his or her term and its extension, in "emergency" situations.
A proposal to this effect was brought by the party's general secretary Sunil Bansal.
The party president is generally elected through organisational elections after a few polls are carried out in at least 50% of its State bodies. The State BJP organisation poll is also contingent upon elections in district bodies and so on.
