BJP launches membership drive, seeks to tap youth, women, aspirational sections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged upon them to undertake the party’s membership drive with renewed vigor and in a festive spirit. He emphasized that fresh blood in the organization should come from the youth, women and those living in tribal and aspirational blocks in the hinterland while the exercise should begin from areas where the party has done badly in the polls.
BJP launched its ambitious membership drive, which includes renewal of association of those already in the party, here on Monday with organisation’s chief JP Nadda making Modi the first member through a missed call to a dedicated number. As per Article 9 of the BJP constitution, the membership has to be renewed every six years.
In his speech, Modi said BJP has grown from a fledging party that faced a lot of ridicule in its initial days due to its poor strength to where it stands today. He recalled the struggles and sacrifices of generations of party workers. The journey, he underlined, has been not just ideological but emotional as well.
Stressing on his mantra of tapping the youth, women, and the poor, the prime minister said these segments should be focused on during the membership drive.
He maintained that by the time the next general elections are held it is likely that Parliament and state legislatures will have 33% reserved seats for women. The party should ensure that it has enough women members to be able to make them MLAs and MPs, he said.
“This membership drive is akin to extending our family. Just as a daughter-in-law joining the
