In order to prepare itself for the coming 2017 assembly elections in the state, Uttar Pradesh BJP will organise the state executive meeting in Mirzapur from December 12. The three day meeting was earlier slated from December 5 along with a training camp but now it will be held on December 12, state BJP spokesperson Vijay Bahadur Pathak said in a statement issued here on Monday.
He said that party national in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Om PrakashMathur will attend the meeting on all the three days. Party’s national president Amit Shah will inaugurate the meet. All other senior leaders, ministers in Union cabinet, MPs and legislators are expected to attend this meeting, BJP spokesman said Pathak said that focus on this meeting would be on membership drive in the state has drawn big
enthusiasm in the state and there is full possibility that the party will meet its target to enroll 1.5 crore new members.
“The membershipwas initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 1 and in Uttar Pradesh it was inaugurated by Om Parakash Mathur on November 13,” he said. Pathak said the scheme would be reviewed and directions would be issued about the future programmes of the party.