BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Monday asked party cadre in Punjab to refrain from making any public statements regarding a possible alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the poll-bound state.
During a meeting with senior party leaders, workers, former ministers and ex-MLAs, Nabin reportedly said any decision on an alliance would be taken by the party high command and that leaders should avoid commenting on the issue publicly.
He stressed the need to strengthen the party’s grassroots network by mobilising booth-level workers and expanding the party’s base across the state.
The meeting was attended by several senior BJP leaders, including former AAP leaders and Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha and RK Gupta, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, national vice-president Saudan Singh, Ashwani Sharma, Sunil Jakhar, Narinder Ramoowalia and Iqbal Singh Lalpura.
Several former ministers and legislators also attended the meeting held in Ludhiana. These included Vijay Sampla, Manoranjan Kalia, Avinash Rai Khanna, Manpreet Singh Badal, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Tikshan Sood and Arunesh Shankar, among others.
According to a party source present at the meeting, the BJP national president’s primary focus was on strengthening the organisation at the grassroots level.
Nabin asked leaders to step out of their comfort zones and launch an intensive outreach campaign across Punjab.
He directed party workers to reach every household, highlight the policies and development initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, and expose what the party described as the failures and misgovernance of the present state government.
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