Raipur, December 20
After leadership change in Chhattisgarh Congress, BJP is planning to revamp organisational structure of its State unit ahead of general elections. However, instead of sea-change in the entire cadre, it would be selective and significant change in upper crust of the organisation. The need of this exercise is felt in the party to keep senior MLAs, who lost in recent polls, engaged by redefining their roles and responsibilities for Lok Sabha polls.
The party will first appoint a new state unit president as the existing one Ramsewak Paikra has been inducted in Raman Singh cabinet as home minister. The change in the leadership will be done under BJP’s ‘one man one post’ principle. Paikra is likely to resign from the post of State BJP chief in next couple of days.
Among host of claimants for coveted post of State head, scheduled tribe lobby may once again win the race as the party could continue doing balancing act by keeping the posts of state unit and home minister reserved for tribals after refusing to replace CM Raman Singh with a tribal face.
However, the party can also go the Congress way and pick new State chief from OBC section to increase its vote-share in Kurmi and Sahu populated areas in upcoming polls.
Among the frontrunners for the top job include firebrand leader Ramvichar Netam who has held ministerial posts in BJP’s previous two terms in State and former Speaker at State legislative assembly Dharamlal Kaushik. Besides, the names of Raigarh Lok Sabha MP Vishnudeo Sai, two-time minister in Raman Singh cabinet Lata Usendi and few others too have flashed.
The decision pertaining to new State chief will be taken jointly by BJP national joint general secretary (organisation) Saudan Singh, party’s Chhattisgarh incharge Jagat Prakash Nadda and CM Raman Singh. The three are expected to meet next week and discuss about the new leader of the organisation. The selected name will then be forward to party’s national president Rajnath Singh for approval.
After selecting State chief, the party will assign fresh posts to the lost MLAs either by replacing those who had won recently or by expanding the size of the organisation.
The BJP had fielded 36 out of 50 MLAs in the recently concluded assembly polls but 21 failed in saving their seats. Among the losers include five ministers, Speaker and a deputy Speaker. Sources told that while some of these lost MLAs are likely to get ticket for LS polls, the rest will either be inducted in the organsation or given charge of parliamentary constituencies to chalk out strategy to counter Congress.
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