Virtual rallies to mark 1 yr of govt

NEW DELHI:THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise a series of programmes both online and on the ground to mark its first year in office on May 30, said functionaries aware of the details.

A letter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message to the country will also be distributed to about 100 million households by booth-level workers. This distribution will be limited to those areas that are not containment zones. In other places, the letter will be delivered electronically and on social media platforms, the functionaries quoted above said on condition of anonymity.

According to a senior party functionary, who was privy to the details, party president JP Nadda will inaugurate the anniversary functions with an online address to workers. “A virtual rally will be organised, as will 1,000 online interactions across the country. This is not the first time that the party is relying on the virtual world, but now it is being scaled up,” said the functionary on condition of anonymity.