CHANDIGARH: A knock on the door. You find a man holding a sheaf of papers. He hands you a brochure. Before you can start reading it, he begins a speech on how life has become easier for you and your family in the last five years!
This is how BJP plans to kick off campaigning for the upcoming municipal corporation elections. From September 1, a month-long door to-door campaign called Jan Sampark Abhiyan will be launched. The target is to cover 2.5 lakh houses in the city.
The BJP is hoping to rope in 40,000 to 45,000 people for campaigning and booth-level planning. Around 25,000 people, including over 21,000 “panna pramukhs”, functionaries at the booth level, are already appointed. The increase in municipal wards from 26 to 35 following delimitation has spurred the saffron party to constitute teams accordingly, giving responsibility of each ward. ‘ There are 595 polling booths.
The main strategy of the BJP is to go by the voter list to cover each booth. A full-fledged campaign plan will be out in the next few days. The elections are scheduled in December.
Relying on the strength of its organisation, the party has filled crucial posts by appointing office bearers.
A majority of them has started work on the ground, keeping election strategy and mobilisation of people in mind. The BJP has districts, mandals, cells and morchas, with members of these wings holding regular meetings.
