BJP's Gujarat in charge launches membership drive

GANDHINAGAR: Dr Dinesh Sharma, mayor of Lucknow and the new in charge of the Gujarat BJP, in his first visit to the state, met party leaders from all the districts and also did the formality of making the chief minister Anandiben Patel and state party president R C Faldu members again to mark the beginning of a new membership drive.
Sharma, who is also the national in-charge of the BJP's national membership drive, said that the target in Gujarat is to increase party membership by at least three times by March 31, 2015.
"Gujarat BJP's organizational setup is the model for the party but there is lot of scope. BJP is aggressively going ahead with the membership drive in all states, even at those places where the party doesn't have enough presence. We expect a quantum jump in the membership across the country. Currently, BJP has 43 lakh registered members and around 1 lakh active members," Sharma said.
"I plan to visit all the districts of Gujarat in the next few days. The party can replicate the initiatives taken by Gujarat BJP and the Gujarat government in other parts of the country," he added.