In a move aimed at strengthening their footing ahead of the Assembly polls slated for later this year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced that it will contest the elections without forming pre-poll alliances and have named the incumbent Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini, as the head of their election campaign efforts. The party's top brass, including Home Minister Amit Shah and national president JP Nadda addressed a gathering of over 4500 state-level cadres and leaders in Panchkula and unveiled their election strategy and priorities.
Shah urged the party workers to keep aside any differences and work in unison to ensure another term for the BJP-led government in the state. He expressed confidence that under the dual leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Saini, the BJP will receive people's mandate once again. Dharmendra Pradhan, who is in-charge of the BJP's Haryana unit, stated that the party felt it was best to fight the elections solo rather than engage in alliances. He highlighted the development agenda of the last decade and urged voters to compare it with the Congress regime.
Pradhan further said that all leaders, be it the old guards or new joiners, were equals in the party flock and the organization was working towards addressing concerns of whichever leader. When asked about reports of disgruntlement within senior leaders like Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, he said that the party was in talks with him and others and hoped to resolve issues soon. The event saw a show of strength and unity among BJP's rank and file who were briefed about the extensive outreach plans for the next three months till polls that will cover booth committees up to the state-level. Leaders expressed confidence of retaining power by highlighting welfare schemes and transparency in governance.
