Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up for the two-day crucial state working committee meeting of the party starting from March 15. A meeting of party officials and board presidents of Lucknow division was held to chalk out the strategy of the meeting.
The meeting will be held at Indira Gandhi Foundation and it will be inaugurated by party's former national president and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while the concluding session will be addressed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The state committee will deliberate on the political scenario in UP and developments in state politics. The meeting is crucial because the panchayat elections are slated in April and after that Uttar Pradesh will go to polls to elect the new government early next year.
"The state working committee will set the tone and tenor of the party's campaign. We will formulate new strategies and look for options for galvanizing the youth for the elections. We have performed and will go to the people with our report card," BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh told this reporter.
In Lucknow, the party officers-bearers decided to decorate the city roads with banners, hoardings and festoons. Gates will be erected on the main roads.
"A detailed discussion was held on making arrangements for guests and their accommodation," BJP city unit president Mukesh Sharma said.
The meeting in Lucknow was attended by Ashwani Tyagi, state general secretary and MLC, Govind Narayan Shukla, secretary and MLC, Amar Pal Maurya, state general secretary and in-charge of Awadh region, Shesh Narayan Mishra, president of Awadh region, Mukesh Sharma, city president and other office-bearers.