In what can be seen as giving a push to already drawn up schedule for organisational polls, BJP has appointed 'state election officers' for overseeing the task in 3 states Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Harsh Malhotra and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad have been assigned the task for the three states, respectively.
Notwithstanding the fact that BJP is ruling party at centre and many states and commands a position of strength, the party continues to be minutely attentive to organisational matters. This is primarily to keep the party in good stead much ahead of main elections whether at centre or in states. The discipline related to party hierarchy helps it win electoral fortunes, what it describes micro and macro management of voter mobilisation is critical too.
"The BJP does not let its organisational machine rust or rest, and keeps it in a constant state of mobilisation", said a senior leader, adding "constant meetings are held to choose the right persons for overseeing every minute activity related to organization.
The three MPs appointed as officers will be the central leaders in charge of the elections of presidents and national council members from these states, K Laxman, the national returning officer for organisational elections, said in a statement.The appointment is likely to give a fresh push to complete the already drawn-out exercise for organisational polls in the party, which will culminate with the election of a new national president to replace incumbent J P Nadda, who is also a Union minister.
The ruling BJP has 37 organisational states in total, and the electoral process must be completed in at least 19 of them before the official procedure to elect the national president begins. So far, the exercise is complete in 14 of them.However, the BJP is yet to elect its presidents in a number of key states, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat. It had appointed 'state election officers' for these states in January.
The exercise, in line with the party's constitution, had begun with a nationwide membership drive in September last year and was expected to end early this year.The tenure of the national president is of three years, and Nadda had assumed the office in January 2020. His term, however, was extended due to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, and he will continue in the office till the election of his replacement.
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