Chandigarh, May 3 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has called an all-party meeting here on Saturday to build a political consensus on state's ongoing dispute with Punjab over allocation of Bhakra waters.

The announcement on Friday comes hours after the AAP government in the neighbouring state held a similar meeting that saw parties putting up a united stand on the issue and contemplating calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the coming days.

The meeting called by the BJP government will be held here under the chairmanship of Saini to discuss the water-related issues in the wake of Punjab's move, officials said.

Apart from the ruling BJP, other parties which have been invited for the meeting are the Congress, the INLD, t...