karnataka: BJP starts preparation for next round of polls

After its victory in 4 states, together with Uttar Pradesh, within the just-concluded meeting elections, the BJP has began making ready for the following spherical of polls later this 12 months in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka in early 2023.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur, who known as on BJP president JP Nadda and Union house minister Amit Shah on Friday in Delhi, mentioned amongst different issues the upcoming elections and the challenges posed by AAP and Congress. The massive check earlier than the meeting polls would be the city native physique elections in Could-June. After successful Punjab, AAP has introduced its plans for the Himachal Pradesh meeting elections. Within the November bypolls, the BJP had misplaced one meeting and one Lok Sabha seats within the state.

Whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gujarat go to has already given momentum to the state BJP’s election equipment, a number of senior BJP leaders and central ministers will go to Gujarat to evaluate the state of affairs.

In Karnataka, the place the BJP suffered setbacks within the meeting bypolls, the social gathering is hopeful that the latest victories will energise the cadre for the following 12 months’s polls. “Undoubtedly, the victory in 4 states has energised the social gathering staff and we’re positive of repeating the federal government in Karnataka,” Arun Singh, BJP common secretary in-charge of the state, advised ET. “I’ll begin my tour of the state in a fortnight and I’ll assess the election preparedness of social gathering staff.” He’ll go to all Karnataka districts and can keep for a day in every district to know extra in regards to the native points.

The election outcomes have additionally come as a shot within the arm for the BJP in states like Bihar the place the alliance companions have been consistently demanding caste census and particular standing. Caste census was one of many predominant planks of the opposition events in UP. Driving on the UP success, Bihar BJP is contemplating harder motion in opposition to ally VIP’s Mukesh Sahni, who had been making anti-party statements.

“We are going to take a name on the problem. We cannot tolerate somebody who’s in alliance and goes in opposition to us each second day,” Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal advised ET.