Hyderabad: Telangana BJP leaders received BJP National President JP Nadda with a warm welcome at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, who arrived on Saturday here to attend BJP’s NEC meeting.

After arriving here, he participated in a road show standing on an open-top vehicle; the road show was held for one km on the main road amid beating of drums and music. In the road show he waved at the BJP supporters who had gathered in large numbers. Flanked by state BJP president Bandi Sanjay, actress and party leader Vijayashanti and MP K. Laxman, Nadda was seen holding a party flag and also showering petals on the supporters.

Nadda later drove to Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), the venue of the two-day national executive meeting beginning on Saturday. He was accorded a warm welcome in a traditional manner by a group of Telangana artistes. JP Nadda inaugurated a photo exhibition depicting the history of Telangana and its rich culture. The party also highlighted the excesses committed on people in the Hyderabad State by Nizam’s Army.