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Amit Shah fields trusted central ministers to gather full info from poll-bound Rajasthan

BJP chief Amit Shah has assigned at least four Union ministers of state to gather “genuine” inputs from assembly segments in Rajasthan where the ruling BJP is battling anti-incumbency and a resurgent Congress in the upcoming state elections.

Rajasthan is due to go to polls on December 7. Elections in four other states—Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh (both ruled by BJP), Telangana and Mizoram—are also scheduled to be held over November and December.

BJP sources said Shah has asked Mansukh L Mandaviya (chemical & fertilizers), Satya Pal Singh (human resource development), Shiv Pratap Shukla (finance) and Krishna Gopal (social justice) to monitor party activities in Rajasthan and give immediate feedback to him. They will also handle “damage control” should the need arise.

“Mansukh bhai has been given the charge of Udaipur, Satya Pal Singh would take care of Sikar while services of SP Shukla and Krishna Gopal would be put in use as and when needed,” said a senior BJP leader.

Shah has also summoned party leaders from other states to take charge of organisational activities in the state. “Minister in UP Mahendra Singh has been given responsibility of Bharatpur, former home minister of Gujarat Shankar bhai would take care of Jalore, Sirohi and Pali while MP from UP Sanjeev Balyan has been given the charge of Kota,” said the BJP leader quoted above.

There are several other trusted lieutenants of Shah, including Jeevan Garg of Punjab, KC Patel of Gujarat, Pawan Rana of Himachal Pradesh, Ashish Sood of Delhi and Parliamentarian from UP Satyapal Saini who have been summoned for ‘election duty’ in Rajasthan.

“Shah is giving more attention to Rajasthan than Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, which are also going to polls,” said another BJP leader, who works closely with BJP state chief Madan Lal Saini. “He knows that the party needs maximum fillip in Rajasthan. So, without taking any chance, he is fielding his best men for the poll job in the state.”

 

 

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Amit Shah On 2-Day Visit To Poll-Bound Chhattisgarh On Friday

BJP chief Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to poll-bound Chhattisgarh from Friday, during which he will address the booth-level workers of the party at four places.

This will be Mr Shah’s third visit to the state within a month. The Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh are scheduled to be held in two phases next month.

“With an aim to re-energise the booth-level party workers, division-level conventions are being held on October 12 and 13, which will be addressed by Shah,” BJP state general secretary Santosh Pandey told PTI Thursday.

The ruling party had set a target of “Mission 65 plus” in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly and therefore, it was focussing on strengthening its booth-level workers, he said.

Mr Shah will visit Ambikapur and Bilaspur towns on Friday to address the booth-level workers of Surguja and Bilaspur divisions respectively.

“After the programme in Bilaspur, he is scheduled to interact with a group of lawyers,” Mr Pandey said.

On October 13, the BJP chief will address party workers at Jagdalpur under Bastar division.

Subsequently, he will also address the workers of Durg and Raipur divisions in state capital Raipur, he added.

“During his whirlwind tour, Shah will directly interact with the party workers of 23,632 booths,” Mr Pandey said.

According to BJP sources, after Mr Shah’s visit, the aspirants for the upcoming polls will be shortlisted and the party’s Central Election Committee will later announce the names of the candidates.

As per the Election Commission’s (EC’s) poll schedule, the 18 Naxalism-hit constituencies of the state will go to the polls in the first phase on November 12, while polling for the rest of the 72 constituencies will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 11.

 

 

 

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