With civic agencies elections coming nearer, the Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) may announce the name of office bearers this week itself as newly appointed State president Manoj Tiwari has set the ball rolling.
Top source in the party said under the leadership of Shyam Jaju, National vice president, Manoj Tiwari, Delhi State president and a RSS nominee, the party will project Ramesh Bidhuri, Jai Prakash, Ashish Sood and Shikha Rai as general secretaries. Kamaljeet Sherawat, Anil Sharma, Rajiv Babbar, Gajender, Abhay Verma and R K Ballan are likely to hold vice president post. However, the final decision will be taken in consultation with of BJP national president Amit Shah.
Taking care of thirty per cent “Purvanchali” population in Delhi, this time Delhi BJP is trying to rope in leaders from the Punjabi and Baniya communities. As per party sources, under the supervision of Union leader Vijay Goel and RSS, the party will soon assign the duties to such leaders. The sources also said Shikha Rai may replace Rekha Gupta as vice president.
A party insider said State BJP president may ask for the report card of the councillors for assessment of their works in their respective wards.
While considering AAP as their main rival, the party has started door-to-door campaigning by visiting cluster colonies and aiming to make the city free of pollution, a party leader said. Municipal Corporation Elections are expected to be held in February end.