Ahead of the 2019 general elections, BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday gave tips to his party leaders here for winning the hearts of voters in the pursuit of his ‘Mission 120’ (Assembly seats).
Shah, who was on a one-day visit, held a closed-door meetings with the representatives (two) from each panchayat of 21 Assembly constituencies across three districts, Puri, Cuttack and Khordha.
They had been assigned with the job of looking after party affairs at the grassroots level.
Shah also discussed the party affairs with senior party leaders of the State.
He reportedly reviewed the wining prospects of several party leaders. A 19-point agenda was on the discussion menu.
Earlier, the BJP president had stated that the party’s ‘Golden Period’ would not come till it forms Government in Odisha and West Bengal.
The visit of Shah was seen as the first exercise towards selection of the party candidates for the upcoming polls.
Regarding Shah’s visit, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said his visit will certainly infuse energy and vigour in party leaders of the State.
“BJP national president Amit Shah’s unparalleled connect with grassroots and his blessings will definitely infuse a new energy and vigour in Odisha BJP’s Karyakartas and will galvanise our efforts to script history and achieve ‘Mission 120’ in the upcoming assembly poll,” Pradhan wrote in his Twitter account.
Earlier, Shah arrived in the Biju Patnaik Air Port here. Several senior party leaders and Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram received Shah. He was brought to the party head office here in a massive motorcycle rally organised by party workers.