The organisational elections in the BJP, the first under Amit Shah as its president, would complete by November-end when the party would have constituted committees at all levels including in the seven States where the party is considered “organisationally weak”.
New faces may be roped in as State presidents in West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, sources said. The process of election of BJP president would be completed by December. The incumbent president Amit Shah, appointed in the post in July 2014, is currently completing the tenure of his predecessor Rajnath Singh, now Union Home Minister.
“BJP organisation is more powerful as now 11 crore members offer more options to pick leaders. The expanded organisational structure is very strong,” said BJP General Secretary and Headquarters-in-charge, Arun Singh.
Shah has sought “special focus on organisationally weak States” where party membership “has increased 12-14 times,” according to Party’s General Secretary. These States are West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana. Party committees would shortly be completed in these States.
After enlisting over 10 crore members, the party had conducted verification of primary and active members and subsequently worked towards conducting elections to committees from booth, local, Mandal, district and State levels. By November 15, all elections to district level would be completed.
All office bearers in these committees have to be active members who have enrolled a minimum of 100 party members. A total of 1/3rd posts in these committees would be reserved for women and SCs and STs.
“The way BJP is working on membership and training, the new strength of organisation can be seen by end of November”, said Singh. “Parallel to the completion of organisational polls, 15 lakh workers are also being trained which would add to the talent poll of the party”, said the party General Secretary.
As the new elections would undergo, the party would induct changes in list of central office bearers with many youngsters may be given chance “to prove themselves” in key responsibilities.