Mohali (Punjab) [India], August 24 (ANI): Ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections, the BJP is set to organise a series of organisational meetings, with the party's national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh assigned to chair meetings during his two-day visit.
Punjab BJP co-incharge Narinder Singh Raina on Monday said that Santhosh was visiting Punjab for only two days.
"Our national general secretary, Santosh ji, has a two-day program in Punjab, and there are various organisational meetings scheduled," Raina told ANI.
Santosh will hold a series of zonal meetings with BJP leaders and organisational functionaries across Punjab to review organisational activities and strengthen the party's organisational preparedness
According to the BJP, Santosh will chair meetings at Patiala and Bathinda today.
The Patiala meeting will bring together representatives from Mohali, Patiala North, Patiala Urban, Patiala South, Fatehgarh Sahib and Sangrur. In Bathinda, the meeting will cover Barnala, Mansa, Bathinda Rural, Bathinda Urban, Muktsar Sahib, Fazilka and Faridkot.
On August 25, the organisational meetings will continue in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. The Ludhiana meeting will cover Ludhiana Rural, Ludhiana Urban, Moga, Jagraon, Khanna, Malerkotla and Ropar.
The Jalandhar meeting will include Jalandhar North, Jalandhar Urban, Jalandhar South, Hoshiarpur Urban, Hoshiarpur Rural, Nawashahar and Kapurthala.
The final zonal meeting will be held in Amritsar, covering Amritsar Urban, Amritsar Rural I and II, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Batala, Pathankot and Ferozepur.
A separate meeting with the state general secretaries is also scheduled in Amritsar, the BJP said.
This comes amid speculation over a possible alliance between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP.
Earlier on Friday, Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia said people in the state want the two former allies to come together, citing Punjab's status as a border state and the importance of maintaining social harmony.
Majithia recalled the longstanding political relationship between the SAD and BJP, saying the alliance had been strengthened under former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and continued during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure.
The SAD and BJP had ended their alliance in 2020 after the Akali Dal withdrew from the BJP-led NDA over the Centre's farm laws. (ANI)
BJP's BL Santhosh to chair organisational meetings during two-day Punjab visit
