BJP Meeting Eyes Elections, From Panchayat To Parliament: 10 Points

Bhubaneswar:  With one eye around the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and the other firmly focused on Odisha, the BJP's National Executive meeting began in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar on Saturday to attract up an approach to increase its political footprint with the country across all levels - "from panchayat to parliament" - and kick-start its campaign for Odisha. Leading the discussions are BJP president Amit Shah and Pm Narendra Modi who drove lower in the airport terminal inside a Range Rover vehicle to some rousing welcome. At occasions, PM Modi half-opened up the doorway to face around the SUV's walking board to wave in the cheering crowds. Sometimes, he got from the vehicle to greet passionate party workers who'd arranged along Bhubaneswar's arterial roads.

1. BJP president Amit Shah told the 350-odd party leaders including Chief Ministers from 13 BJP-ruled claims that this wasn't the party's golden age as many folks recommended it had been. "I only say it will likely be once the BJP may have governments in other states for example Kerala, Bengal and Odisha," Mr Shah stated, counseling them against letting the rear-to-back victories make sure they are complacent.

2. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who briefed reporters about Mr Shah's speech in the closed-door meeting stated Mr Shah requested the party to solve arrive at power not only to every condition, but additionally across all amounts of governance, from panchayat to parliament.

3. Counting the current victories in set up elections like a rejection from the politics of casteism, empire and appeasement, Mr Shah stated the party's tally in Uttar Pradesh had redefined exactly what a big victory means. Earlier, analysts considered a 2-third victory as big, it is now three-fourths, he stated, adding the UP results also shown the BJP's spectacular win within the 2014 elections wasn't a 1-time performance.

4. The BJP conclave also hit back at its rivals who'd come to blaming electronic voting machines for his or her defeat within the set up elections, accusing the losers of hiding behind EVMs and pointing fingers in the Election Commission.

5. All party leaders happen to be told to invest a minimum of 15 days with workers in the local levels within their particular states to organize for the following round of polls. Shah has chalked out his programme he'll spend 95 days meeting booth level workers till September this season.

6. For the time being, it's Odisha that's high in party's priority list and in the centre from the BJP's "Look-East" policy. One of the 21 people that Odisha transmits to parliament comes from the BJP. Within the set up, the party just 10 lawmakers.

7. It's also the condition in which the party believes that it's within striking range. It won elections to 300 panchayats in Feb, than the ruling Biju Janata Dal's total of 400. The ruling BJD have been a friend from the BJP however the pact led to 2009.

8. Like Uttar Pradesh, Odisha is yet another condition in which the BJP is wishing to deepen its roots within the condition on the rear of Pm Narendra Modi's recognition. Within the words of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the general public belief within the PM was "in a Himalayan top".

9. BJP general secretary Ram Madhav known as the party conclave a really "important meet" to go over the 2019 parliament elections & set up elections in states later this season including individuals in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

10. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was dismissive from the BJP's about visiting power within the next election. "Least bothered ... I'm not whatsoever worried," Mr Patnaik, who's even the BJD president, stated later.