The ruling JD(U) has called a two-day conclave of the party cadres to gear them up for the upcoming Bihar state elections amidst reports of growing unrest among the party workers. The two days conclave will be attended by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, JD U) chief Sharad Yadav, and all the party MPs, who would be meeting party cadres from the block level and higher in the hierarchy.
The two-day party conclave has been called in the picturesque town of Rajgir in the Nalanda district of Bihar on August 18 and 19. “The party cadres upto the block level will attend the conclave, which is being called an orientation camp. Primary objective of this conclave is to marshal the party cadres for the upcoming Bihar elections,” stated a senior JD(U) functionary.
The conclave comes in the backdrop of frequent fights that the party cadres have been indulging in the state. “It is true that at five meetings of the party cadres at district levels scuffles have taken place. The party has taken a serious note of this. The Rajgir conclave will examine why such scuffles are taking place and remedial action will be taken by the party leadership at no loss of time,” added the functionary.
The Rajgir conclave is also significant, as the party leaders are of the view that the party cadres hold the card for the ruling JD(U) to win another mandate in the state. Just after the last year’s Lok Sabha elections, the JD (U)-BJP combine was shocked, after they could win a mere five seats out of 18 Assembly constituencies for which byelections were held in the state. “The loss for the JD (U)-BJP combine in the byelections was primarily due to anger in the party cadres. This needs to be addressed and to do so the party leadership, including the state chief minister, will directly be speaking to the cadres for two days in Rajgir,” stated the functionary.
The Rajgir conclave of the JD(U) is also to formally kick-start the electioneering of the party for this year’s Assembly elections, with Mr Kumar likely to spell out the party plank for the polls.