Keeping 2018 Rajasthan state assembly elections in mind, Rajasthan BJP on Wednesday commenced its 2-day-long ‘chintan baithak’ (review meeting) at Jaipur to monitor implementation of various government policies. The idea was to educate maximum people about various government schemes in Rajasthan. The two day review meeting started at a private property (Bishangarh palace) at Shahpura in the presence of top-notch BJP leaders. Eyeing ‘development’ and ‘progress of all 36 communities’, the party went into its ‘chintan’ (contemplation) mode.
35 leaders from different communities were invited in the meeting to put forth views in their respective communities’ interests. In 2013, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje whipped up a storm by swapping positions with former minister Ashok Gehlot. Raje revoked old, unrequited schemes and laws, unveiled new and better schemes, one after the other in the hopes to build a progressive Rajasthan before 2020. The BJP review meeting—a usual yearly affair for the party was conducted to review strategies for the upcoming year.
Yesterday, the CM set a target for winding up pending projects. The leaders have already launched ‘Shahri Jan Kalyan Shivir’, ‘Nyay Aapke Dwar’ and ‘Aapka Zila, Aapki Sarkaar’ to accomplish this goals. She resolved pending cases, distributed lease deeds to rightful owners and scrutinized her party’s progress. The party high command set a new objective for the upcoming elections—
- 25 seats in Lok Sabha elections,
- 180+ seat in 2018 Rajasthan assembly elections.
Sticking to these goals, the party workers will try to speed up tasks before Rajasthan goes into elections. The hot topics discussed during the meeting include possible ‘Ghar Wapasi’ (return) of former BJP MLA Kirodilal Meena and the exit of rebel MP Ghanshyam Tiwadi from the party.
Other than targeting development-centric goals, the party devised strategies to lure caste-based votes—an inevitable step, knowing that Rajasthan is a culturally diverse state. The results of this meeting are crucial for the party’s performance and will reflect on the election results next year.
