Gandhinagar, March 19: The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the formation of a state-level core group, named the ‘Pradesh Sankalan Samiti’, as part of its preparations for the upcoming local self-governance elections. This announcement was made by state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma after consultations with the party’s national leadership and advisory board.
The committee comprises prominent members including 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 Ganpat Singh Vasava, Minister Darshana Vaghela, former Minister Bhupendra Singh 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, along with state officials, campaign heads, general secretaries, members of the state election management committee, and 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 will launch a door-to-door outreach campaign.
Vishwakarma emphasized that a large army of BJP workers will connect with the public to report on the party’s work and the developmental initiatives undertaken in Gujarat under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
He also stressed the importance of strengthening internal coordination. While discussing pre-election preparations with leaders at the district, city, and mandal levels, he said, “Communication, contact, and coordination should be further strengthened through travel, public relations, and hard work.”