Gandhinagar, March 18: The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the formation of a state-level core group, named the ‘Pradesh Sankalan Samiti’, on Wednesday as part of its preparations for the upcoming local self-government elections.
This announcement was made by state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma after consultations with the party’s national leadership and advisory board.
The committee includes prominent members such as Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Vishwakarma himself, Union Minister C.R. Patil, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi, State General Secretary (Organization) Ratnakarji, Ministers Jitu Vaghani and Rishikesh Patel, Scheduled Tribe Morcha president and MLA Ganpatsinh Vasava, Minister Darshana Vaghela, former Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, and former Minister I.K. Jadeja.
This announcement coincided with a state-level organizational meeting chaired by Vishwakarma at the BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar. The meeting was attended by state organization general secretary Ratnakarji, state election management committee in-charge Gordhan Jadafiya, state officials, campaign heads, general secretaries, members of the state election management committee, as well as district and city leaders.
According to the state unit of the party, Vishwakarma provided detailed guidance on organizational preparations and micro-planning for the elections, covering arrangements from district and city units down to the booth level.
He stated that the party would launch a door-to-door outreach campaign. “A massive army of BJP workers will connect with people at their homes, sharing the report card of the BJP’s work and the development initiatives undertaken in Gujarat under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel,” he said.
Vishwakarma also emphasized the need to strengthen internal coordination. While discussing pre-election preparations with leaders at the district, city, and mandal levels, he mentioned, “Communication, contact, and coordination should be further strengthened through travel, public engagement, and hard work.”