Mayawati attracts technique to consolidate celebration forward of 2024 polls

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: Having misplaced political floor in Uttar Pradesh over the past one decade with a perpetual decline within the variety of celebration MPs and MLAs, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has drawn a roadmap to strengthen the celebration organisation forward of the following battle of the poll in 2024 and arrest its drifting clout.

As per the plan, the celebration has launched a large membership drive with a goal of constructing 75000 members from every meeting section as step one in direction of consolidating its place forward of upcoming native physique elections within the state this 12 months finish.

“In the local body elections, Behenji will field candidates on party symbol and form a dedicated team of workers who would play the party flag bearers in 2024 Lok Sabha polls,” says a senior BSP functionary searching for anonymity.

Notably, after shedding energy in UP in 2012, the BSP graph has been on a daily downslide. In 2014 Lok Sabha election, the celebration had didn’t win even a single parliamentary seat in UP. However, in 2019, it stitched an alliance with conventional rival Samajwadi Party (SP) and gained 10 LS seats. Similarly, BSP dwindled from 80 seats to 19 in 2017 UP Assembly polls and it has shrunk to only one seat within the state meeting in 2022.

With 2024 normal elections one and a half years away, Mayawati has already entrusted the senior celebration leaders with the duty to regain the help and belief of the individuals within the celebration whereas making members.

The BSP chief, who has elevated the membership payment to Rs 200 from Rs 50, needs to increase the each the celebration base and consolidate its monetary state as nicely.

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“The membership drive will go on till August 31. Behenji has told that party leaders that if the target of making 75,000 members per assembly segment is difficult, they should ensure that at least one crore new members are made,” mentioned a senior celebration chief including that these, who had been taking energetic half in membership drive, can be given desire in upcoming native physique polls as celebration candidates.

It could also be recalled that the BSP had stunned all by successful two of the 16 mayoral seats in 2017. The celebration has obtained mayors in Aligarh and Meerut Municipal companies.

The celebration management is alert over the problem of exodus of leaders. A lot of BSP leaders together with sitting legislators had ditched Mayawati within the latest previous to affix different events particularly forward of 2022 meeting elections. While most of them joined Samajwadi celebration, a number of opted for BJP.

Over pre-poll alliance with any political celebration in 2024, the BSP leaders declare that the response of the voters in Azamgarh bypoll to BSP candidate Guddu Jamali has elevated the arrogance of the celebration management. “In view of the performance of Jamali in Azamgarh, BSP chief has asked the cadre to get prepared for all 80 Lok Sabha seats. However, the local body poll results will help chalking out further course of action,” says a senior BSP chief.

The celebration sources additionally declare that Mayawati would shake fingers with any political celebration solely when the BSP is assured 50 per cent seats to contests in Lok Sabha elections.

LUCKNOW: Having misplaced political floor in Uttar Pradesh over the past one decade with a perpetual decline within the variety of celebration MPs and MLAs, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has drawn a roadmap to strengthen the celebration organisation forward of the following battle of the poll in 2024 and arrest its drifting clout.

As per the plan, the celebration has launched a large membership drive with a goal of constructing 75000 members from every meeting section as step one in direction of consolidating its place forward of upcoming native physique elections within the state this 12 months finish.

“In the local body elections, Behenji will field candidates on party symbol and form a dedicated team of workers who would play the party flag bearers in 2024 Lok Sabha polls,” says a senior BSP functionary searching for anonymity.

Notably, after shedding energy in UP in 2012, the BSP graph has been on a daily downslide. In 2014 Lok Sabha election, the celebration had didn’t win even a single parliamentary seat in UP. However, in 2019, it stitched an alliance with conventional rival Samajwadi Party (SP) and gained 10 LS seats. Similarly, BSP dwindled from 80 seats to 19 in 2017 UP Assembly polls and it has shrunk to only one seat within the state meeting in 2022.

With 2024 normal elections one and a half years away, Mayawati has already entrusted the senior celebration leaders with the duty to regain the help and belief of the individuals within the celebration whereas making members.

The BSP chief, who has elevated the membership payment to Rs 200 from Rs 50, needs to increase the each the celebration base and consolidate its monetary state as nicely.

ALSO READ | Setback to SP as cleric-led outfit backs Mayawati

“The membership drive will go on till August 31. Behenji has told that party leaders that if the target of making 75,000 members per assembly segment is difficult, they should ensure that at least one crore new members are made,” mentioned a senior celebration chief including that these, who had been taking energetic half in membership drive, can be given desire in upcoming native physique polls as celebration candidates.

It could also be recalled that the BSP had stunned all by successful two of the 16 mayoral seats in 2017. The celebration has obtained mayors in Aligarh and Meerut Municipal companies.

The celebration management is alert over the problem of exodus of leaders. A lot of BSP leaders together with sitting legislators had ditched Mayawati within the latest previous to affix different events particularly forward of 2022 meeting elections. While most of them joined Samajwadi celebration, a number of opted for BJP.

Over pre-poll alliance with any political celebration in 2024, the BSP leaders declare that the response of the voters in Azamgarh bypoll to BSP candidate Guddu Jamali has elevated the arrogance of the celebration management. “In view of the performance of Jamali in Azamgarh, BSP chief has asked the cadre to get prepared for all 80 Lok Sabha seats. However, the local body poll results will help chalking out further course of action,” says a senior BSP chief.

The celebration sources additionally declare that Mayawati would shake fingers with any political celebration solely when the BSP is assured 50 per cent seats to contests in Lok Sabha elections.