Seeking to capitalise on the people’s support for the party in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the BJP launched an ambitious membership drive on Saturday to enrol 10 crore new members. The party has 3.25 crore members at present.
Launching the drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the digital media to register himself as the first member of the party he had “grown up with.” Party president Amit Shah followed, though his attempt to register himself was not without glitches as the toll-free number lines got clogged.
Mr. Modi asked BJP workers to work with the same zeal and energy as they did during the elections. “To be a part of the BJP, when the party is in power, means that every member has to be a representative of the people. The party must reflect the diversity of the country and workers must reach every nook and corner of the country to register at least one BJP member in every village.”
Encouraging people, particularly intellectuals, to participate in politics, he said politics was not tainted.
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