New Delhi, June 1 – In a bid to strengthen the BJP ahead of assembly elections in some key states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the party’s general secretaries and discussed organizational matters. Modi spent about an hour with the 10 general secretaries over breakfast at his residence in the Capital.
He sought suggestions on improving governance and strengthening the BJP and asked them to act as bridge between the people and the government. This was the first such meeting called by Modi after he took charge.
It is believed to be an attempt to ensure that the BJP’s organisational strength is not weakened in the wake of the massive mandate it received in the recent polls. “The prime minister asked leaders to prepare for assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana later this year and Jharkhand, J&K and Bihar next year.
Besides, he asked them to be prepared for assembly elections in 2016 in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry,” a source said. Among the leaders who attended Saturday’s meeting were BJP president Rajnath Singh, general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal and Amit Shah, Ananth Kumar, Dharmendra Pradhan, Varun Gandhi, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Thawarchand Gehlot, J P Nadda, Tapir Gao and Murlidhar Rao.
“Inspired by motivational msg from Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, at a meeting with party GSs, to serve party and nation with renewed vigour,” general secretary Varun Gandhi tweeted after the meeting.
The BJP is expected to witness a major revamp in the coming days as Rajnath Singh, vice presidents Jual Ornam, Uma Bharti and Smriti Irani and general secretaries Ananth Kumar, Thawarchand Gehlot and Dharmendra Pradhan have become ministers. Treasurer Piyush Goel and two spokespersons – Prakash Javadekar and Nirmala Sitharaman – have also joined the government.
-INDIA TODAY
