Kolkata, July 31 -- State BJP may undertake an organisational reshuffle ahead of the Durga Puja festival in October, with changes expected at the district, mandal and booth levels.
According to sources, one of the main objectives of the restructuring is to focus on strengthening the party's grassroots structure. Since the saffron party emphasises on the policy of "one person, one post", several BJP MLAs who recently joined the state Cabinet may be relieved of organisational responsibilities. However, this may not apply uniformly to all ministers holding organisational positions. Reshuffle is likely to occur in the three levels of organisational districts, blocks and booths.
Sources said that there may be some changes in the existing state committee as well. The leaders against whom complaints have been lodged at the state level over the past two months, following the BJP's rise to power in the state, may be removed from their current positions.
The saffron party may remove controversial leaders from the key posts.
Several former Trinamool Congress grassroots leaders facing serious corruption charges have been trying to join the BJP since the change of guard but the state BJP leaders have instructed the district leaders not to allow the entry of "undesirable elements".
The BJP has already formed a district-level core committee to prevent the monopolisation of power. A 15-member core committee was set up in every district, consisting of local MLAs, MPs, and state office-bearers. After the party came to power with a landslide victory, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya repeatedly said that the party has started a mechanism to ensure that Trinamool activists are not inducted into the party. The BJP is eyeing to secure over 35 Lok Sabha seats out of 42 in Bengal in the 2029 parliamentary elections.
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