Amit Shah likely to vist state on July 12

RANCHI: BJP national president Amit Shah is expected to visit the state on July 12 to take stock of BJP's preparations for the 2019 parliamentary and assembly polls, party sources said on Thursday.

A senior state BJP leader told TOI, "Shah will also meet prominent ctizens of the state and apprise them of the achievements of Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre."

Shah had last visited Ranchi in September last year where he held a meeting with the party's district committees. He directed the party workers to form booth-level committees to improve BJP's support base in villages.

Besides reviewing the work of booth committees, He will also hold a meeting with senior party leaders and discuss strategies for improving its vote share from 2014 elections. In 2014, BJP won 12 out of 14 LS seats. He is also expected to review the party's defeat in the recently held Silli and Gomia assembly bypolls. BJP's state spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said, "The status of our president's Jharkhand visit will be announced as soon as it is confirmed."

Shah has also directed the state leadership to gun for more than 60 seats in the 81-member assembly, sources said.