JD(U) cadres told to engage voters through booth agents
While the EC has requested political parties to nominate their second BLAs, the JD(U) has taken proactive steps. "It is a golden opportunity for our party workers to reach every voter at the booth level through our BLAs. We should make our presence felt among voters of every booth," Jha said during a review meeting focused on the party's BLA-2 nominations. District-level functionaries joined the meeting via video conferencing.
"This is the peak of the kharif cropping season. Hence, we must pay special attention to connecting with voters involved in farming. Even those who have migrated to other states must be contacted by July 20," Jha added, referring to the SIR exercise which concludes on July 25.
State JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha, former Rajya Sabha MP Anil Hegde and MLCs Sanjay Gandhi and Ravindra Prasad Singh also participated in the meeting.
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Kushwaha said the party has dispatched 23 senior leaders to strengthen local units in assembly constituencies.
On industrial development in Bihar, JD(U) national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said in a statement that the state has seen significant progress under CM Nitish Kumar. He said 2,300 small and large industrial units have been established and of the Rs 1.81 lakh crore worth of investment proposals received during the Bihar Business Summit last year, 41 projects worth Rs 850 crore have already been approved to begin operations.
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