16-31 JULY, 2019 I KAMAL SANDESH I 23As part of its mass outreach program, Bharatiya
Janata Party National President and Union Home
Minister Shri Amit Shah on July 6, 2019 launched a
mega membership drive in Telangana.
The party has set a goal to double the membership
in Telangana this time (36 lakh from current 18 lakh
members).
After launching the drive Shri Amit Shah reached
Ranganayakula Thanda, Mamidipalli Village, Near
Pahadi Shareef of Ranga Reddy District and inducted
tribal woman Jatvathi Soni Naik into the party.
Later Shri Shah tweeted “I am deeply touched by
her warmth and hospitality.”
Shri Amit Shah, who visited the humble family of
Soni Naik, was offered Upma and tea which he ate
while discussing the problems faced by the locality.
The mega membership drive in Telangana, which
is called as gateway of South India is significant as
the party is aiming to strengthen itself in the state by
2023.
BJP has set a target to achieve 36 lakh members
in Telangana from existing 18 lakh members.
The BJP is roping in 8,000 leaders for the mega
membership drive which will ensure the BJP reaches
out to all 32,000 booths in the state.
Recently, former MP CM and party National Vice-
President Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is the
national head of party membership drive, had visited
Hyderabad to review BJP’s status in the state where
it has won 4 MPs.
BJP National General Secretary Shri P Muralidhar
Rao, Union Minister of State of Home Affairs Shri G
Kishan Reddy, Party state President Dr. K Laxman,
local MLC Shri N Ramchender Rao, MLA Shri T Raja
Singh and others participated in the program.
Meanwhile BJP National Secretary and State
Co-in-charge Shri Sunil Deodhar launched a similar
membership drive in Guntur of Andhra Pradesh
where party is also gaining momentum after four
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