New Delhi [India], November 6 : Bharatiya Janata Party leaders held a meeting in the national capital to discuss the campaign strategy for the upcoming Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, including the bypolls in several states.
The meeting, held on Tuesday was reportedly conducted in two phases, with the second phase centred around the internal elections of the party.
According to sources, the first phase of the meeting involved Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda, who discussed the election strategies with allied party ministers regarding the assembly and bypoll elections.
One of the objectives of this meeting, ahead of the winter session of Parliament, was to maintain better coordination within the NDA (National Democratic Alliance). Earlier too, a similar meeting had been held at BJP President JP Nadda's residence.
The discussions covered key aspects of election campaigning, including the overall framework of the campaign and ways to sharpen the party's messaging. Additionally, a strategy was devised to strengthen coordination with allied parties moving forward. During this session, discussions were also held with Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi regarding the upcoming bypolls in Bihar. Similarly, a conversation was held with Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary regarding the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.
The second phase of the meeting exclusively involved BJP's central ministers, focusing on organizational matters, particularly the process of internal elections within the party.
The leaders also discussed speeding up the process for the election of BJP's National President, and ensuring swift progress in organizational elections across various states. The meeting included detailed state-wise discussions about the election of district and mandal-level party leaders, with updates being provided on the progress. The meeting, led by JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah, lasted for over an hour and a half.
The 288 member Maharashtra Assembly will be going to polls in a single phase on November 20. Whereas the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly will be going to polls in two phases on November 13 and 20, with the counting of votes to be held on November 23 for both states.
In Maharashtra, the BJP is in alliance with Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), NCP (Ajit Pawar), called the Mahayuti alliance. In Jharkhand, the party has allied with All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti party (BJP).