A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district presidents, district election officers, assistant district election officers and organisational secretaries was held here on Tuesday at the party’s State headquarters, Pundit Deendayal Upadhyaya campus.
The meet decided to celebrate a whole week as Good Governance week starting from former Prime Minister and senior party leader Atal Behari Vajpayee’s birthday on December 25. Also discussions in details were held over the organisational elections of the State.
Three former State organisational general secretaries Krishnamurari Moghe, Makhan Singh Chouhan and Bhagwatsharan Mathur present on the occasion counseled the office bearers with party’s customs and policies and organisational elections.
State president and MP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan lauded the positive role of party workers, elections officers and district presidents in the organisational elections. “It is an achievement that the elections in 693 of total of 757 Mandals have been held peacefully with mutual consent. For this feat all the concerning deserves kudos” Chouhan said.
State organisational general secretary while terming the tenure of incumbent district presidents as the golden era said that they have given pleasant results by providing victories in 2013 assembly and 2014 parliamentary elections.
State vice president and State organisational election officer Ajay Pratap Singh informed the meet about the completion of Mandal elections and preparations for 27-28 district presidents’ elections. “There are hopes that the elections for all the organisational districts except for Satna would be held. Only those party workers would be eligible for contesting the district president who are active members and are primary member of the party since last six years while for contesting the election of state representative it is enough to be just an active member,” Singh said.
The meet was conducted by Tapan Bhowmik. Earlier, state president, state organizational general secretary and other office bearers paid floral tributes to the Sachems and opened the meet by lightning traditional lamp.