Shillong, Oct 11: The BJP kick started its pre-poll campaign with back to back meetings of 55 mandal committees. The main agenda of the meet was to form booth level committees to explore the possibilities of winning candidates in the upcoming election stated Shri Ernest Mawrie state president of BJP.
The meetings witnessed a high number of attendees in areas like Mawkynrew, Pynursla, Rambrai, Ampati, Salmanpara, Songsak, Chokpot, Jirang, Nongpoh and other mandals which were always considered as negligible or no presence for BJP in the past.
The party which had no candidates in Nongthymmai and Shillong East however witnessed hundreds of karyakartas joining it. Wherever the party felt presence of more karyakartas and completion of booth level committees within the month of October.
A reverse model shall be applied in these constituencies by strengthening the organization at the mandal and booth levels and it will field strong candidates to boost its chances of winning.The party will also strengthen its base in Garo Hills with new members joining the party constantly.
The BJP National President J.P Nadda is likely to visit shillong and if so he will address booth sammelan of various mandals in Shillong. The end of October has been set as a target time for formation of booth level committees all across the state.
A door to door campaign will be conducted raising awareness and importance of voting the BJP into power. BJP leaders during the mandalmeet, stated that the elections will be focussed around several core issues related to teachers plight, vacancies in government jobs, discrepancies in central schemes and aid given to the state government.
Our karyakartas shall tirelessly spread the message that with a central BJP rule the state can only develop best if the BJP is voted to power in Meghalaya too. This will help in the rapid development of the state.
Central schemes and funds can be sought and utilised effectively for the state’s benefits. Besides this a mass awareness shall be raised against central welfare schemes whose names have been changed by the state government for its own political mileage. said BJP State President Mr. Ernest Mawrie in the press statement.
