BJP begins celebrating 'Bihar's victory'
November 08, 2015 09:16
Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com, reports from Patna:
Enthusiastic BJP supporters (BJP+ 80, JDU+ 48) have begun early celebrations bursting firecrackers outside the party office in Patna. When asked why they have started celebrating so early in the race, BJP worker Sanjay Singh says, "Yeh toh Bihar ki janta ka jashn hai."
Enthusiastic BJP supporters (BJP+ 80, JDU+ 48) have begun early celebrations bursting firecrackers outside the party office in Patna. When asked why they have started celebrating so early in the race, BJP worker Sanjay Singh says, "Yeh toh Bihar ki janta ka jashn hai."
The BJP claims to have over 600,000 workers, 10 workers each for the more than 60,000 polling booths. The five-phased polling also gives it the advantage of re-deploying these workers from areas where polling is over.
Its membership drive had notched up 9.6 million members in Bihar -- a
seventh of Bihar's 68 million electorate. Add to this an estimated 70,000
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers from across the country and enormous
resources at the command of the alliance. This cadre strength is helping the
BJP not only mobilise its voters more efficiently on polling days but more
effectively spread its message to the remotest of villages.