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Karnataka
By Our Special Correspondent
The programme will counter the claims of the Congress Government and establish the BJP's presence in 29,000 villages in the State, according to the President of the unit, H.N. Ananth Kumar. Addressing a press conference here today, he said that during the "March to villages" campaign, 252 teams led by BJP leaders would hoist the party flag in villages. The campaign in each village would be launched from a Scheduled Caste locality. Besides holding gram sabhas and setting up local committees, members from other parties would be admitted to the BJP during the yatra, Mr. Kumar said. He said two pamphlets — one focusing on "failures" of the Government and the other highlighting "achievements" of the BJP-led Government at the Centre — would be distributed. The local issues in each area would be highlighted. "Irregularities" in the implementation of drought relief programmes, and "failure" to distribute yellow cards to all eligible persons would be raised. "Hindutva" would also be on the agenda, he added. A four-day orientation programme was held recently for leaders of the 224 teams in Assembly constituencies, and those of the 28 teams in the Lok Sabha constituencies. The teams would stay in villages, he added. The "March to villages" campaign would be launched at Kodigehalli in Uttarahally constituency and at Ullala village on Magadi Road on Thursday, he added. Mr. Kumar said the BJP was likely to field more than five candidates in the elections to 25 seats in the Legislative Council from the local authorities' constituency scheduled for December 1. He said that in the last elections, the party had fielded five candidates and won two seats. The list of candidates would be finalised on Thursday. Mr. Kumar described the results of the recent elections to local bodies as "promising". The party had performed well, particularly in gram panchayats in Chikmagalur, Bidar, Gulbarga, Bijapur, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Tumkur, and Bellary districts, where it had won or finished second, he said. The BJP had appointed 28 senior leaders to consolidate the party in the Lok Sabha constituencies. They would formulate people-oriented policies and make preparations for the coming elections. The party Vice-President, V.S. Acharya, would be in charge of publicity literature, and S. Suresh Kumar, MLA, in charge of media. "Mukhya Mantri" Chandru, deputy leader of the party in the Legislative Council, would monitor the party's campaign. Asked whether a decision on an electoral alliance for the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections had been taken, he said the focus in the next three months would be on strengthening the organisation. A decision on alliance would be taken later, he added. On the registration of cases against A. Narayanswamy, BJP MLA from Anekal, and others named in the Anekal Town Municipal Council President, Manjula Adikeshava's suicide note, Mr. Kumar said Mr. Narayanaswamy had sought a CoD inquiry to bring out the truth. The law would take its course, he added.
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