Karnataka to witness BJP's 'Brand Modi' ahead of legislative assembly elections next year
By Mnaish Anand | Express News Service | Published: 25th October 2017 09:48 PM |
Last Updated: 25th October 2017 09:59 PM | A+A A- |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo | PTI)
NEW DELHI: The BJP is bracing up to unleash its “Brand Modi” in all the seven regions of Karnataka slated to go to polls early next year. While Prime Minister Modi will kick-start the preparations for the elections on October 29 from Bidar, the BJP chief Amit Shah will flag off a Yatra from Bangalore for which the saffron outfit has called for a workers’ show of strength on 27,000 bikes.
“We are doing a unique preparation in Karnataka wherein party workers from half of the 54000 polling booths have been asked to come to Bangaluru on November 2 for the launch of Yatra. Six workers from each of the 27000 polling booths will come on bikes to Bangaluru, which will be one of its first kind of show of strength by the party,” the BJP national general secretary Muralidhar Rao said. The 75 days long Yatra will connect all the 224 Assembly seats in the state.
Incidentally, the BJP is considering a proposal to field Prime Minister to address a rally each in seven of the regions of the state before the dates of elections are announced. The BJP is expecting the Election Commission to announce polling dates by January 15.
“We have also undertaken Naushakti sammelan under which one member each from scheduled caste, women, OBC, booth level coordinator with Election Commission, besides president and secretary of the booth level executives are members. The conferences of Naushakti will be held in each of the Assembly constituency in the state to gear up the party functionary for the elections,” added Rao, who is also BJP in-charge for Karnataka.
The BJP leader said that the party will also hold agitation campaign in 400 villages where farmers have committed suicide in the recent years. “Agrarian distress in the state will be one of top issues of the party and we will go to each of the village which saw suicide by farmers,” said Rao.
The BJP leader also stated that corruption during the Congress government will be a major issues along with lack of development in the state, besides poor infrastructure status in Bangaluru. “Under the leadership of B S Yedyurappa, who is the tallest farmers’ leader in the state, the BJP will hold Gram Sabha in 400 villages,” Rao said.
