In its outreach programmes for workers across Gujarat, BJP leaders have been emphasising on the “target” set for booth workers, which some admit has also led to “added pressure” on the shoulders of the workers.
By Aditi Raja
‘Target 370’, the BJP’s ambitious plan of achieving a victory margin of over five lakh votes in each of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat, is backed by a campaign that involves math, sentiment and motivation.
Each booth worker, supported by party workers in their respective areas, has been given a clear task – to ensure that BJP gets 370 additional votes in every booth when compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The number ‘370’ being significant in view of the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
In its outreach programmes for workers across Gujarat, BJP leaders have been emphasising on the “target” set for booth workers, which some admit has also led to “added pressure” on the shoulders of the workers.
Addressing workers at Karyakarta sammelans in Lok Sabha constituencies, BJP leaders have been reiterating ‘Target 370’.
BJP Vadodara city unit president Vijay Shah told The Indian Express, “The figure of 370 has a great recall value and meaning for BJP workers… The idea behind asking the workers to ensure that 370 more votes are polled in each polling station is to indirectly ask for an increased voting percentage… In the 2021 Vadodara civic body polls, Congress gained advantage in booths with low voting percentage and won some seats.”
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