From January 26, young BJP volunteers called ‘vistaraks’ will start a door-to-door campaign and enroll young people completing 18 years on January 1, 2018, and ask them to cast their votes in the next elections. The campaign coined ‘Millennium Voters’ campaign will continue till February 10. This seems to be an astute move by the BJP to enroll new v oters though the campaign.
BJP secretary (Organisation) Sunil Bansal said that over 13,000 young ‘vistaraks’ will work in as many sectors asking youths to become voters. They will not only enroll them as voters but ensure that their names are added to voters’ list by the BlO. “The aim is to ensure that young people, who attain 18 years, are added to the voters’ list and fake voters are thrown out. The Election Commission has started the campaign to enrol new voters and we will only supplement the campaign,” Bansal told members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in lucknow on Tuesday.
“The party will treat these youth as new-age voters but for the BJP, they are new age power as they have the potential to change the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is their icon as he believes in casteless society and youths of today believe in development where caste does not interfere,” he said.