New Delhi, April 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to review the progress of all BJP-ruled states every two months to evaluate the performance of their chief ministers, apparently under the impression that his personal credibility was at stake in the states too.

Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah had held a meeting of 13 BJP chief ministers and five deputy chief ministers on Sunday and reviewed the achievements of the states on 12 parameters of governance. The chief ministers were handed out tasks and at the next meeting, the progress will be reviewed, sources said.

Government and party managers feel that given the "larger-than-life image" of the Prime Minister among people across the country, the BJP-ruled states were seen as extensions of the "Modi government".

In such a situation, the failures of the BJP-ruled states would cast a shadow on the image of Modi and so the Prime Minister was keen to monitor the progress of the governments, the sources said.

Modi and Shah decided to increase the frequency of the meetings with elections in key states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh scheduled to be held ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The first such meeting of chief ministers was held in August last year, preceding Sunday's session.

"Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh go to the polls in 2018. Defeat in these states will impact the Lok Sabha elections in a big way," a BJP leader said, underlining the importance of the bi-monthly meetings. The leader said the review meetings would put pressure on the chief ministers to pull up their socks ahead of the polls.

In Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the BJP has been in power for successive terms and party managers feel they need to overcome anti-incumbency.

The performance of newly formed government in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, Assam, Manipur and Goa will also have a bearing on Modi's image, BJP leaders feel.

Sections of the party are viewing the meetings also as an effort by the Modi-Shah combine to once again assert their authority on the governments and the party apparatus in the states.

Some BJP leaders feel Modi and Shah want to seize the opportunity provided by the electoral victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to further tighten their grip.

At Sunday's meeting, the chief ministers were asked to make a brief presentation on the key achievements of their governments and then their performance was evaluated.

The parameters focused on big projects and schemes, delivery of welfare measures, performance of ministers in addressing issues raised by party workers, and how to present the achievements of the government by using various tools of communication, particularly the social media.

Sources said Modi felt future elections would be fought on digital platforms.