BJP’s 3-day brainstorming session begins in Kullu

The party’s spokesperson from Kullu,Ganesh Dutt,said the first day will be taken up with the meeting of newly appointed office-bearers,announced earlier this month by state BJP head Satpal Satti. The party is expected to assign and review the tasks given to the new office-bearers beside discussing 100 days of the Congress government rule.

“This will be followed by a two-day meeting of the party executive,which has a heavy agenda on its table,” added Dutt.

The venue of the brainstorming session is interesting as the BJP lost the Assembly seat in 2012 to Maheshwar Singh,who quit BJP over issue of corruption and formed his own political outfit – Himachal Lokhit Party.

Top party leaders including former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and BJP president Satpal Satti have already reached Kullu while veteran BJP leader and former Chief Minister Shanta Kumar has informed Satti about his non-availability for the meeting since he had engagements in Delhi.It’s not sure if all loyalist,who had been lying low,will attend the meeting on Sunday.

“The main engagement of the party is to draw up a strategy for Lok Sabha elections,which may be held at anytime if we look at the national scenario. There is also by-election in Mandi,a seat resigned by the Chief Minister. We are all prepared and will fine-tune the strategies,” said Satti.

Meanwhile,the party’s disciplinary committee will probe complaints against 173 BJP leaders and workers on their conduct during the 2012 Assembly elections. But,reports say that compulsions of Lok Sabha polls may soften the party’s stand against its erring leaders.