After a stunning success in both Assembly and Parliamentary elections, the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aggressively gearing up for the forthcoming municipal elections in Chhattisgarh.
Party’s State-level leaders will meet here on Tuesday to chalk out a strategy for municipal polls besides holding discussions for appointment of the party’s new State president.
BJP National General Secretary and In-charge of Chhattisgarh JP Nadda and party’s National Joint Secretary (Organisation) Saudan Singh will participate in the meeting which is considered to be an important one in view of party’s strategy for the forth coming elections.
The municipal elections are likely to be held in the State in the month of November-December. BJP has started the preparations for it and an action plan for the next three months is likely to be prepared in the meeting.
Party workers who are in a high after the lok Sabha results are looking forward for discussions on appointment of new State President of the party to lead them in the urban body elections. The present State president Vishnudev Sai has been appointed as Minister of State in the Narendra Modi government.
Sources said that Nadda and Saudan Singh will also hold separate meetings with the Chief Minister Raman Singh and State General Secretary (Organization) Rampratap Singh regarding selection of the new State president.
Sources said among the prominent candidates for the new State President, MP from Kanker, Vikram Usendi is a forerunner. Other candidates include former Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik and MP from Mahasamund, Chandulal Sahu.
The appointment of the party’s State President is likely to be done by the end of July. Saudan Singh and Nadda are also likely to meet the ministers of the State.