The BJP has plunged in poll mode for the elections of the urban local bodies. The BJP faces a huge task of protecting its turf. BJP decimating all its political rivals in UP had won 325 seats in the state assembly in assembly elections in March this year. The poll notification is likely to be issued on October 25 and elections will be held in November.
The process of screening and the selection of the candidates in the three tier urban local bodies have started in the BJP. The party has already deployed its battery of leaders and workers in all the 75 districts of the state and was well ahead in preparation for the urban local body’s poll in comparison to other political parties except for the Aam Admi party (AAP) which had announced some of its candidates including the candidate for lucknow Mayor.
BJP has announced to hold a mega two day form submission drive of its candidates from October 23 and 24 in the entire state. The executive of the party organization at the divisional level would meet at 1471 places on October 23 to discuss over the elections.
The State BJP general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak said here on Saturday that all the in-charges of the 1471 divisions would be present on October 23 and 24 when they will accept nomination forms of all the candidates want to contest on BJP symbol in the urban local body’s election.
“After submission of forms by the party candidates for different posts, the in-charges would stay in their division and make a list of the candidates who had shown interest in contesting the polls, “he said. Pathak said that on October 25, the in-charges of the Nagar Nigams would sit at the state party headquarters, the in charges of all Nagar Palika at Divisional office and of town area at district headquarters to discuss over the candidates in their respective areas.
Earlier the BJP held the state executive at Kanpur on October 11 and 12 to discuss on the urban local bodies poll. Similar district executives met on October 16 for the same. Pathak said that the executive meet of the divisional level would be held on October 23 to work out all the pending issues about the elections and also the selection of the candidates. During the executive meetings the party leaders would discussed the pradhanmantri awas Yojna and other welfare and development schemes launched but the centre and in UP and ensuring that the benefits of the schemes reaches the common people.