New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put in place a new code of conduct for states ruled by it to ensure that party cadres have enough say in government affairs and do not feel alienated.

As part of this exercise, the party Thursday held the first meeting of the state coordination committee of Chhattisgarh in the presence of the BJP's top brass where informal guidelines were laid down for the government and the party apparatus in the state.

"The schedule of meetings for coordination committees of other BJP-ruled states is being finalised and they are likely to be held soon," a senior BJP leader told IANS.

"We expect other states also to follow the guidelines which emerged out of today's meeting. This is to ensure that workers at the grass-roots level do not get alienated as this has proved to be a major stumbling block in the party's efforts to retain power at the centre and in some states in the past."

Party chief Rajnath Singh made it clear in the meeting that the governments in BJP-ruled states would have to work to suit the aspirations of party workers.

"They should be satisfied with the government's work," Singh told Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and two of his cabinet colleagues.

"The workers should inform the people about the work done by the government while apprising the government about the aspirations and expectations of people," the BJP chief said.

The third important rule was spelt out by party veteran and former deputy prime minister L.K. Advani, who suggested that during assembly sessions the state legislative party should meet at least once a week following the example of BJP's central parliamentary party.

BJP ministers have also been asked to visit local level party offices whenever they go for an official visit in any part of the state.

The meeting was attended by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former defence minister Jaswant Singh and party vice president Venkaiah Naidu among others.