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Shivraj Chouhan to head BJP's membership drive, party to select new chief

BJP won 303 Lok Sabha seats in elections but it still has to peak, says Amit Shah.

PM Modi flashes the victory sign along with the party President Amit Shah, as they arrive at the party headquarters to celebrate their victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi | Photo: PTI
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PM Modi flashes the victory sign along with the party President Amit Shah, as they arrive at the party headquarters to celebrate their victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi | Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Bharatiya Janata Party President and Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the party “has still not peaked in terms of its electoral performance despite winning 303 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls".

The party has planned a membership drive focussed on states where it felt there was a need for an improvement in its performance, especially Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, will lead the BJP's renewed membership drive that would culminate into the party’s organisational polls and the election of a successor to Shah.
 
The membership drive, to