NEW DELHI: BJP is banking on twin planks of combativeness and persuasion directed at the opposition and the masses, respectively, as it looks to step up its nationwide mobilisation of people in the coming days, with top organisational functionaries and Union ministers Thursday giving shape to the party’s strategy ahead of INDIA bloc’s rally on Nov 1.“If they (opposition), for the sake of showing power, can gather 15,000 people at one place, we can gather much bigger crowds in many places the same day. But this cannot decide the fate of govt as it is for voters to do through ballot boxes,” Union minister Kiren Rijiju said after attending the BJP meeting chaired by its president Nitin Nabin.Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Piyush Goyal and Ashwini Vaishnaw; ex-minister Dharmendra Pradhan; and party members were present in the day-long meeting to finalise upcoming programmes.Party members were given literature carrying details of SIR of electoral rolls, a move aimed at disseminating the “facts” of the contentious exercise slammed by Congress, its allies and some activist groups as Election Commission’s bid to favour the…
Opposition may gather 15,000 people but ballot will decide fate of govt: BJP
In short
The Bharatiya Janata Party held a day-long strategy session led by party president Nitin Nabin to organize a vigorous defense against opposition narratives. Party members received specific informational literature to dispute claims that the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of voter lists unfairly benefits the governing coalition. The counter-offensive will feature seven distinct methods of outreach, notably deploying padyatras through urban centers to draw extensive public support. Senior cabinet ministers attended the planning meeting to finalize deployment across roughly 800 designated locations.
Key points
- Party leadership is deploying senior ministers to counter ongoing opposition narratives r…: Party leadership is deploying senior ministers to counter ongoing opposition narratives regarding the integrity of electoral roll revisions.
- The ruling party plans extensive city foot marches alongside youth interactions to blunt…: The ruling party plans extensive city foot marches alongside youth interactions to blunt the INDIA bloc's mobilization efforts.
- Senior officials remain confident that rival political alliances will fail to overcome th…: Senior officials remain confident that rival political alliances will fail to overcome the growing public acceptance of the ruling party.