With the target of 2024 general elections, BJP has sketched a nationwide agenda to strengthen the party ahead of the crucial polls. Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this connection would launch his campaign from Chaibasa on January 7, addressing a rally in the tribal constituency.
The BJP has chosen Chaibasa for Shah’s campaign in the 2019 general election; Chaibasa was one of the two seats where BJP lost. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, while the BJP lost Chaibasa to Congress candidate Geeta Koda the other seat which BJP lost was Rajmahal to JMM candidate Vijay Hansda.
Shah, as part of a two day tour on Friday evening reached Ranchi. Shah will stay at Radisson Blu where senior leaders have been allowed to meet him. On Saturday morning he will leave for Chaibasa. The Home Minister would be addressing a large gathering of BJP workers. Party workers are enthused about the forthcoming event. Senior party leaders of the state are giving final shape to the proposed programme going to be held at Tata College Maidan. Apart from Shah, BJP state in-charge Laxmikant Bajpai is also camping in the State taking stock of BJP preparations.
BJP’s chief whip in Rajya Sabha and party’s state in-charge Laxmikant Bajpai will remain present in Jharkhand from January 7 to 10. The purpose of the visit is for organisational meetings in four districts including Latehar, Palamu, Garhwa and Chatra. The visit is considered important for party organisation in Jharkhand as it will help the party to chalk out a line of action and constitute a better team for forthcoming parliamentary and assembly elections in the state.
Meanwhile, BJP state president Deepak Prakash has appealed party workers to ensure maximum turnout during Shah’s programme so as to make it a huge success. He said it was going to be a matter of great honour for Kolhan and the local BJP workers to see a dynamic and legendary national leader and statesman like Amit Shah. He said party’s booth workers would get the guidance of the senior leader which would help them in elections.
After addressing party workers at Chaibasa, Shah will visit Korba in Chhattisgarh where he will address party workers. Earlier, the BJP had earlier identified 160 seats, most of which it had lost in the 2019 polls, and it will be concentrating more on these seats to triumph to achieve its mission. The 'Lok Sabha Prawas' programme was launched last year by the BJP and it has framed a political plan that the Union Ministers will be touring three to four Lok Sabha constituencies at the same time to take stock on the party's base and on the issues that the party can speak about during the polls.