New Delhi, Delhi, India

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin, former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not attend the meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Parliament today.

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''PM Modi has invited the party presidents of all parties to the Parliament on June 19 to interact and exchange views with the government,'' Parliamentary Minister Prahlad Joshi said.

''He will discuss the issue of 'one nation, one election' with them,'' Joshi added.

Prime Minister will also discuss the celebration of 75 years of India's independence in 2022, 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary this year.

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Raghav Chadha will represent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Parliament. 

Ahead of PM Modi's meeting, a meeting of the Congress top brass, including Sonia Gandhi and party chief Rahul Gandhi, was held to decide the strategy on key matters such as Lok Sabha speaker's election and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to discuss the ''one nation, one election'' issue.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Joshi saying that she will not be able to attend the meeting.

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"Response on such a sensitive and serious subject like 'One Country and One Election' in such a short time would not do justice to the subject it deserves," Mamata said.