Congress, BJP start taking preparations a year in advance for Chhattisgarh assembly elections
India Today
The state units of the Congress and the BJP in Chhatisgarh are chalking out strategies and action plans to increase their reach among the masses although the assembly elections in the state are scheduled for December next year.
The state units of the Congress and the BJP in Chhatisgarh are chalking out strategies and action plans to increase their reach among the masses although the assembly elections in the state are scheduled for December next year.
Mohan Markam, the president of the Chhatisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, is visiting the assembly constituencies which the Congress lost in the previous elections. The Congress is also going to hold a crucial meeting on Friday to discuss the padyatra that the party is planning to take out at the booth level from October 2, which also marks Gandhi Jayanti.
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The aim of the padyatra is to promote the various schemes rolled out by the Chhattisgarh government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Leaders and office-bearers of the party will publicise the schemes of the state government as well as interact with people.
The yatra is significant for all those eyeing party tickets to contest the assembly elections. Party members who are given the charge of monitoring the yatra in each assembly constituency maybe be given tickets to contest the assembly elections. Once the yatra concludes, the party will come out with a list of probable candidates, whom they might want to field for the assembly polls.
The BJP is not far behind the Congress when it comes to preparing for the assembly elections. It is learnt the BJP will be holding a party meeting in Gangrel located in Dhamtari district on October 6.
BJP's election strategist and national co-organization general secretary Shivprakash as well as the newly appointed state in-charge Om Mathur will be present at the meeting. Regional organization general secretary Ajay Jaiswal and state in-charge Nitin Naveen will also attend the meeting.
