BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhao Leji met with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday.

China-India ties are at a new stage since the leaders of two countries reached consensus to foster a closer development partnership, said Zhao, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department.

Zhao said the CPC is willing to enhance friendly communication with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and have more people-to-people exchanges.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is also a senior official of BJP, called for more cooperation between BJP and CPC, and he hopes the two countries will have more pragmatic cooperation, especially local cooperation.