New Delhi, April 18 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to announce the name of the new party president by the end of this month. A Cabinet expansion-cum-reshuffle would also be announced after the appointment of the new national president of the saffron party, according to reports.

The buzz over cabinet expansion started after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had an unscheduled meeting with President Droupadi Murmu late on April 15. Around the same time the BJP top brass was huddled for hours at the residence of party chief JP Nadda, the reports said.

A similar meeting of top BJP leadership was held next day, April 16 n Delhi regarding the party's organisational elections, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meet...