Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Odisha on June 17 and BJP National President JP Nadda on June 22 to take part in ‘Maha Jansampark’ campaign, state party president Manmohan Samal informed on Friday.
The details of their programmes will revealed later, he said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also likely to visit the state soon.
The Odisha unit of the BJP is planning a massive public outreach programme, which would include public rallies by the party’s top leaders such as PM Modi, Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Nadda, to keep the party ready in case the assembly elections, scheduled to be held in May 2024, are advanced.
Union Ministers Giriraj Singh, Arjun Munda, Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw are also scheduled to attend various programmes across the state. The Union ministers and senior BJP leaders will hold press conferences and brief about the achievements of PM Modi since 2014. They will also interact with the media and people of the state and give a presentation based on all the achievements of the BJP-led government at the Centre.
This is part of the month-long pan-India campaign launched on May 31 with an aim to connect with 1,000 notable individuals, who are distinguished by the receipt of civilian awards like Padma awards or the President’s medals during their service, from each Lok Sabha constituency. Over 51 huge rallies, public meetings at more than 500 places, and over 600 press conferences in over 500 Lok Sabha and 4000 Vidhan Sabha constituencies will be conducted till June 30 and over 5 lakh distinguished families will be contacted, the BJP sources said.
“Around 5 lakh BJP workers will participate in the campaign and reach out to all households covered by 37,606 booths in the state while explaining the achievements of the Modi government during the last nine years. The district units have have been given a target to reach out to 250 families of influential persons. Local MPs and MLAs will contact intellectuals, media personnel, young achievers and people belonging to different categories and share details on the achievements of the NDA government,” BJP state general secretary Prithviraj Harichandan had earlier told the media.
He added that the BJP will focus on the Lok Sabha seats it lost in the 2019 elections. The party had won 8 Lok Sabha seats and 23 of Odisha assembly’s 146 seats in the 2019 twin polls and emerged as the second-largest party in the state elections with 32.5% vote share.
