The BJP is keeping no stones unturned as it gears up for the upcoming state assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. After a top brass meeting with BJP chief J.P. Nadda and other leaders to discuss the strategy for the Madhya Pradesh polls, Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the party's 'Parivartan Yatra' in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
The yatra will be rolled out after Shah offers prayers at Maa Danteshwari temple in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada followed by a public rally. The party aims to cover 87 out of the total 90 assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh in what it calls a bid to expose the “corrupt” government led by the Congress and highlight the Modi government's public welfare schemes.
The second 'Parivartan Yatra' will be flagged off by Nadda in north Chhattisgarh's Jashpur on September 15. The first yatra will cover 1,728 km through Bastar, Durg and Raipur divisions in 16 days, while the second yatra will cover 1,261 km in 13 days in Bilaspur and Surguja divisions.
"We will also apprise people about public welfare schemes of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and hold meetings with beneficiaries of the central schemes," BJP state in-charge Om Mathur told the media, claiming the yatra will create a new history in Chhattisgarh.
The yatra, which will see 84 public meetings, 85 welcome gatherings and seven road shows, will culminate in Bilaspur on the same day after covering 2,989 km across 87 of the 90 assembly segments. The yatra will avoid Maoist-affected constituencies of Bijapur, Sukma, and Antagarh.
Last month, the BJP released its first list of Chhattisgarh candidates for 21 seats which it had ceded to the Congress in the last polls.
The Chhattisgarh yatra comes a day after Shah held a three-hour meeting with Nadda, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP state unit president V.D. Sharma, state organisation general secretary Hitanand Sharma, and Madhya Pradesh election in-charges and Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Sources said besides the party's preparedness and strategy for the polls, the names of other probable candidates were also discussed. The meeting held at Nadda's residence in New Delhi comes days after the party released its first list of 39 candidates for the elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly.
The Election Commission is yet to announce the schedule of the state assembly elections, due later this year.
– with PTI inputs
