Getting once again into the poll mode after the newly-appointed BJP’s Chhattisgarh unit president Vishnudeo Sai assumed charge as party’s State unit Chief, the members of the BJP Election Committee, including Chief Minister Raman Singh, are meeting at the party’s State headquarters here for a crucial poll related meeting on Thursday.
Party sources here informed that the meeting would be attended by all State-level senior leaders to thrash out plans for evolving the much needed strategy to take on the Congress party once again in the battle for the 11 lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh. The party is set to once again aggressively focus on Assembly segments under various lok Sabha seats to analyse the scenario after the just concluded Assembly polls to devise the strategy for the lok Sabha polls.
One of the primary poll planks of the ruling party in Chhattisgarh hinged on development issues played out during the Assembly polls is expected to be discussed in the party’s poll meeting to prepare for the lok Sabha polls, sources informed. The other key issue expected to be discussed is the broad poll strategy considering the aggression being displayed by the Opposition members particularly on development issues in the rural pockets of the State.
Incidentally, newly appointed State BJP chief Vishnudeo Sai had expressed his resolve to the central leadership to get all the 11 lok Sabha seats in the party’s fold this time round. During the 2009 lok Sabha polls, the BJP in the State won 10 out of 11 seats.
Another agenda of the meeting, sources informed is expected to be on the strategies being devised to mobilise people support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate. The minutes of the meeting would then be passed over to the central leadership for their advice and guidance, sources stated.