Ahead o.f 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the Maharashtra BJP plans to have a dedicated army of 30 lakh social media workers to counter the opposition and campaign about the welfare schemes implemented by the Centre and the state. According to highly placed sources in the party, “We will have 30 lakh activists dedicated to social media work in coming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.” In each Assembly constituency, there will be 5,000 social media workers and 50,000 in each Lok Sabha constituency, they said. In state total Lok Sabha seats are 48 and in Assembly 288 seats. Outlining the objective of the initiative, they said, “Every opposition charge will be countered effectively. These social media workers will reach out to beneficiaries with five schemes. It will be to impress upon people about the good governance of the Centre and state.” An organisational review meeting of BJP’s core committee was held on Wednesday.
