New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The BJP's national convention on Sunday amended the party's constitution, allowing its apex organisational body - the Parliamentary Board - to take a decision related to its president, including his or her term and its extension, in "emergency" situations.

A proposal to this effect was brought by the party's general secretary Sunil Bansal.

The party president is generally elected through organisational polls after a few elections are carried out in at least 50 per cent of its state bodies. The state BJP organisation poll is also contingent upon elections in district bodies and so on.

Sources said when the party is busy preparing for assembly or Lok Sabha elections, it is hard to follow the laid down practice for t...