Setting the ambitious target of bagging 400 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming parliament elections, the BJP is keeping no stone unturned to accomplish it. In fact, the ruling party's modus operandi also includes recruitment of leaders from other parties. The party also reportedly focuses on the160 seats that it lost during the last election.
Before this, the only time a single party crossed the 400-seat mark in parliament elections was the Congress spearheaded by Rajiv Gandhi in 1984. It was also the last time a party had won a majority on its own before the Narendra Modi-led BJP's victory in 2014.
President JP Nadda rolls out responsibilities
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BJP President JP Nadda on Tuesday, assigned different responsibilities to various general secretaries of the party. Party general secretaries and Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupendra Yadav, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Mansukh Mandaviya reportedly attended the meeting. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also joined through video conferencing.
"This committee will explore the possibility of bringing influential leaders and sitting MPs from other parties to the BJP. The decision will be taken based on the person's influence in the constituency and his or her ability to win elections," a source said, adding that the party may explore this option particularly in seats where it does not feel it has a candidate capable of winning.
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It has been reported that BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde has been given charge of the joining committee while Party General Secretary Radhamohan Das Aggarwal has been bestowed with the responsibility of making the vision document for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The election campaign, publicity, and other related work will be looked after by Sunil Bansal and other general secretaries, while Dushyant Gautam will organize conferences of Buddhists across the country and tell them about the work carried out by the Narendra Modi government.
