A BJP membership drive analysis meet was held here on Sunday under the chairmanship of party State secretary Ashwini Sarangi.
Party observer for Odisha Arun Singh, State president KV Singh Deo, BJP legislature Party leader in the Assembly Basanta Panda, Suresh Pujari and Prasanna Mishra attended as guests.
Singh Deo told reporters that more than 3 lakh people have been registered as BJP members in Odisha since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the membership drive on November 1. “We will reach our target of collecting 30 lakh new members by March 2015,” he said, adding that the BJP would form Government in Odisha in 2019.
It was revealed at the meeting that the BJP has targeted to add 10 crore new members to make it as the world’s largest political organization. More than 8.25 crore members have already been registered till date.
Among others, Padampur MlA Pradeep Purohit, Kuchinda MlA Rabi Naik, former MlA Jayanarayan Mishra, former Rajya Sabha member Suren lath, Baragarh district BJP president Girjesh Khadaga, and BJP Yuva Morcha youth president Nabakishor Panigrahi were present.