Ahead of polls, Nadda meets MPs from Bihar
BJP asks MPs to visit 60 panchayats each to ensure win
BJP president J.P. Nadda on Saturday met party MPs from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha from Bihar at the party headquarters to review the party’s preparedness for the coming crucial Assembly polls in the state. The BJP, which is a junior coalition partner in the state government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), has asked its MPs to visit atleast 60 panchayats, two each day, not in their own constituencies to meet people and also work to ensure the victory of NDA candidates, whether it is of their own party or alliance partners — JD(U) and LJP. Nadda had recently announced that the NDA will go to polls under the leadership of Kumar and exuded confidence that the ruling coalition will retain power. Bihar will be the first state that will go to polls in OctoberNovember amid the global pandemic Covid-19. While Nadda is likely to visit the state in the second week of next month, former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is likely to get a key role in the election committee, is expected to visit Patna on September 6, when the BJP could officially start the seat-sharing talks with allies.
During the meeting, BJP MPs were asked to address at least one virtual rally at Shakti Kendras (booths) and reach out to as many prominent people in every district, highlighting Central government and state government’s achievements. BJP MPs have also been asked to observe Prime Minister Narendra Modi birthday on September 17 as ‘Seva Divas’ and the birth anniversary of party ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya next month in a big way.
For the Prime Minister’s monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat in September, BJP leaders have been asked to make sure that arrangements are made at every booth in the state for the karyakartas and locals, while keeping in mind the social distancing norms and guidelines against Covid-19. Nadda held a separate meeting with Union ministers, including Ravi Shankar Prasad, Giriraj Singh, Ashwini Chaubey and Nityanand Rai. During the meeting with the party MPs, general secretary B.L. Santosh, general secretary and state’s in-charge Bhupendra Yadav, Bihar organisational secretary Nagendra and state unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal also attended.