Observers’ feedback, strategy for 42 lost seats on agenda at BJP’s strategy meet tomorrow

The BJP will hold a high-level strategy meeting at Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s residence on August 19, its first since the appointment of 42 observers in Assembly constituencies represented by Opposition MLAs.

Aim to strengthen party

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“The aim is to strengthen the party politically and act as a bridge between the government and the locals while opening and establishing communication channels.”

— Satish Punia, BJP incharge

Party insiders said the meeting will review the observers’ “first impressions” from their recent constituency visits. The agenda includes feedback on coordination within district units, the relationship between candidates and the organisation, and public expectations from the government.

“We have a system in place in BJP-ruled states where such incharges and observers are appointed to nurture the constituencies the party has lost in. The aim is to strengthen the party politically and act as a bridge between the government and the locals while opening and establishing communication channels. We have seen a similar experiment in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the past,” said party incharge Satish Punia.

According to sources, the meeting will be chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, with state BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli, incharges, and senior leaders present.

“The agenda of the meeting is also to chalk out the party’s roadmap for Mission 2029, with a particular focus on 42 Assembly segments where the party suffered defeat in 2024 polls. The party leaders and former candidates from these constituencies will be assigned new responsibilities and given fresh directives to strengthen the party’s grassroots presence and voter outreach,” sources said.

Last month, the BJP Legislative Party had tasked ministers and sitting MLAs with overseeing these 42 lost constituencies. The upcoming meet aims to bring greater synergy between current leaders and past candidates for better ground-level strategy.

The party has set itself a major target. “The party’s primary focus is to increase its vote share, which stood at 39.94% in the last assembly election. The party has set an ambitious target of achieving 50% vote share by 2029,” the sources added.

Meanwhile, the BJP is also holding unit-level meetings across the state. “The party is holding meetings of its 27 district units constituted in 22 districts of the state, with some having two units for better management. While the meetings in eight districts have concluded over the weekend, 19 district units will hold their respective meetings before the district chiefs converge in Chandigarh for the August 19 meeting,” said Arvind Saini, BJP’s media incharge.