Team News Riveting
New Delhi, January 16
Propelling its cadre into election mode, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership today urged its activists to ensure party does not lose a single election in 2023.
The BJP National Executive meeting began in the national capital on Monday. BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda asked party leaders to gear up to win each of the nine state elections due this year as a prelude to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana will go to the polls this year.
Addressing the delegates with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top union ministers, Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled states in attendance, Nadda said “2023 is very crucial for the BJP.” He said the BJP government had given due recognition to SCs, STs and OBCs and flagged the example of India’s first tribal woman President and several constitutional position holders from marginalised sections.
Nadda also referred to the Government’s Make in India that had been emerging as an important achievement. He said self-reliance in defence was growing and imports declining “unlike during Congress-led UPA when defence deals meant deals within deals and commissions.”
“BJP president exhorted all members to be ready with full commitment to win all nine state polls this year as a prelude to next general election. He said we are not to lose any state. The BJP chief said we must consolidate the states where we are in power and boost our prospects where we are not in power,” BJP veteran and spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said after Nadda’s inaugural address at today’s meeting.
