But soon after that, a key BJP leader ruled this out saying that only pre-poll allies would be called for the meeting. ``The TDP cannot be counted as an ally yet. The party only supported us in the vote of confidence.

Nothing else has been finalised so far,'' he said. He said that the question of whether to include post-poll partners in the coordination committee would have to first be discussed with pre-election allies at the meeting.

Jaswant Singh, who is the convenor of the coordination committee, had also earlier maintained that only pre-poll allies would participate in the first meeting of thecommittee.

The basic criterion is that those who were signatories to the National Agenda should be included in the committee. However, Subramanian Swamy will not be invited. Sharma said that since Swamy had remained absent at the time of the vote of confidence he had ``lost his right to be part of the coordination committee''. In reply to a question, he said that the BJP had reason to believe that AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalitha had agreed to Swamy's exclusion.

Sharma sought to allay fears that the BJP government would significantly alter the Constitution. The proposed review of the Constitution by a commission did not mean that the basic features of the Constitution would be changed, he clarified. He added that in any case, two-thirds of the Lok Sabha would have to approve any recommendation for altering the Constitution.

In the meantime, the BJP is preparing for its National Council meeting in Gandhinagar on May 3 and 4, when Khushabhau Thakre will take over as party president from L K Advani.A public rally is to be held in Ahmedabad on May 3. The National Council will be preceded by a meeting of the party's National Executive on May 2, when the draft political resolution will be finalised for adoption by the National Council.

According to Sharma, the resolution would focus on how the BJP can strengthen the government and see how both the government and the party can fulfill their responsibilities.