BJP to set up 11 committees for polls

Pushing ahead with preparations for the next Lok Sabha polls, BJP today decided to set up 11 committees which will focus on various aspects of electioneering, including organising of rallies and reaching out to the youth.
The decision was taken at the meeting of the Parliamentary Board, BJP's top policy-making body, which was attended by Narendra Modi, the Election Campaign Committee Chief, besides others.
The ground work for these committees was prepared at four-hour marathon one-on-one meeting between BJP President Rajnath Singh and Modi here last night, sources said.
The Parliamentary Board, where L K Advani was also present, deliberated for about two hours over the allocation of responsibilities among party general secretaries and other senior leaders in run up to the general elections next year.

Eleven committees are to be set up and an announcement in this regard is likely to be made tomorrow, sources said.
These will deal with conduct of rallies, public meetings; preparation of the manifesto; publicity literature, advertisement and media management; reaching out to various sections of the society- youth, women, professionals, rural and urban voters; campaign through social media; campaign programme of leaders and their travel plans; logistics and so on.
While general secretaries have been given charge of states and organisational responsibilities, the new list is likely to be about their roles and functions.
An attempt has been made to ensure a collective role for all the senior leaders and to ensure that no feathers are ruffled, sources said.