BJP leader L K Advani would not attend the party office-bearers meeting today in Goa due to his ill health.

However, 85-year-old Advani will attend the party National Executive on Saturday and Sunday in Goa.

Gujarat Chief Narendra Modi’s role in the next Lok Sabha election is expected to be the dominant theme of the BJP National Executive, amid a strong demand from some sections of the party for declaring him the campaign committee head, said the media reports.

Ahead of the two-day conclave, Central office-bearers of the party will meet to discuss the agenda for the National Executive meet and some of the office-bearers are likely to press for declaring Modi as the campaign committee head during the conclave.

Commenting on the issues BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, "There is expectation among the cadre that BJP President Rajnath Singh will give out a clear message to the party at the Goa conclave. He has been working on it and is in consultation with BJP top brass and members of Parliamentary Board prior to the conclave.”

Moreover, several other top leaders of the party are also not attending the national executive. Vice President Uma Bharti, General Secretary Varun Gandhi, Deputy Leader of BJP in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad, Jaswant Singh and Shatrughan Sinha are not likely to attend, party sources told media.