Getting into the poll mode, Chandigarh BJP is set to pull out all the stops to woo the youth and first time voters in Chandigarh ahead of lok Sabha elections scheduled next year.
With BJP Prime Ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s avowed intent to harness the skills of Indian youth and to tap first time voters, the city BJP is now going great lengths to reach out to the young and first time voters A special committee comprising members from youth wing of Chandigarh BJP has been constituted to woo the youth and first time voters in the city.
The committee has been entrusted with the task to contact the first time voters of the city and held meetings with them to garner their support and spread party’s ideology. The party has also planned to organise meetings upto booth-level in Chandigarh to gain support of youth in all segments of society. Eyeing to woo maximum number of voters, the youth wing of the party would organise a series of camps to assist the youth and first time electors to understand the electoral process. The committee would also assist the first-time voters in preparing their voter ID cards.
Talking to The Pioneer, Sanjay Tandon, Chandigarh BJP president said that with an aim to woo first time electors of Chandigarh, a special committee has been constituted by the city BJP recently. The city party chief said that the party is focusing to garner the support of youth who forms a sizeable chunk of voters in the city.
He added, “In a bid to spread party’s principles among youngsters, the special committee will contact first time voters. Besides, camps would be organised to help them getting prepared their voter ID cards and make them understand electoral process.”
The party is also conducting membership drive to induct large number of youth in the party. The membership drive started in July will continue till October,” he added. Recently, the party had also constituted its election campaign committee. Three MCC councillors Satinder Singh, Davesh Moudgil and Saurabh Joshi were also included in the committee.
With an eye on the lok Sabha elections 2013, Chandigarh BJP had also constituted manifesto committee, publicity and propaganda committee, specific contact committee, public participation and opinion assessment committee, program and transport committee among others. Besides, the BJP is using hi-tech ways to make their pitch ahead of parliamentary elections. From Facebook to SMS, the BJP is looking at new ways to reach out to youth voters of the city.
The twitter, Facebook account of the party city unit and party leaders is updated everyday to give details of various programmes initiated by the political party. Information and pictures pertaining to various events of BJP are also being uploaded on the social networking websites to connect with the young voters of the city.
The total number of voters in Chandigarh is pegged at 5.5 lakh. And, about 68,000 new names were added to the voter list of the city published on January 15, 2013. More than 45 percent of the voters in Chandigarh are between 18 to 35 years of age. Bracing up ahead of lok Sabha elections scheduled next year, the city BJP is also constituting separate committees at all 449 booths in Chandigarh. BJP has remained out of the power for over 10 years in the city.