Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going all out for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections, with more than 40 rallies, door-to-door campaigns, over 20 public meetings and roadshows. The party is leveraging its organisational strength. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is BJP’s star campaigner who has begun his campaign from Vidarbha. BJP has roped in its 42 fronts whose members will reach out to voters, with a focus on citizen-driven initiatives like it has asked suggestions from people, informed City President Dayashankar Tiwari. BJP is considered as the party that stays 24X7 in election mode, which is reflecting in the campaign too.

 

In contrast, the Congress and other parties have not planned too many rallies, public meetings. They seem to be relying more on public contact, with Congress organising Prabhag-level meetings and booth-level interactions, said its President and MLA Vikas Thakre. BJP’s Election Head Sanjay Bhende elaborated, “We are daily undertaking padyatra in all prabhags and rallies on Sundays.

 

We will have rallies in all prabhags on coming Sunday. Devendra Fadnavis will address three rallies on Tuesday--one is at Borgaon (West Nagpur), second at Tiranga Chowk and third at Trimurti Nagar. He will address more public meetings on Thursday, January 8 at Neelam Pan kiosk, Nandanvan and Bajiprabhu Chowk, Ramnagar.” There will be roadshow of Fadnavis on the last day of campaigning, January 13. The roadshow will begin from Bharatmata Chowk and end at Gandhigate, Mahal. The roadshow will pass through Shahid Chowk, Gandhi putla, Badkas Chowk, Kotwali. A podcast of Fadnavis is planned where he will be interviewed by noted actor Bharat Ganeshpure and Spruha Joshi. 

 

 

Similarly NCP(Ajit Pawar) Working President Shrikant Shivankar stated, “We have organised rallies and contacted our leaders for the star campaigns. We believe in door to door campaigning and rallies.” NCP (Sharad Pawar), Shiv Sena (UBT), Shiv Sena (Shinde), Wanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, BSP, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena too are taking out padyatra and trying to contact people.