{"id":1553,"date":"2018-06-27T18:11:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T12:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.22.110.190\/english\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2021-01-05T03:14:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:44:07","slug":"amit-shah-tells-bengal-bjp-leaders-they-must-win-50-per-cent-seats-in-lok-sabha-elections-in-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/amit-shah-tells-bengal-bjp-leaders-they-must-win-50-per-cent-seats-in-lok-sabha-elections-in-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Amit Shah tells Bengal BJP leaders they must win 50 per cent seats in Lok Sabha elections in the state"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">On the first day of two-day visit to West Bengal, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Amit Shah set the target of winning at least 50 per cent seats in the state in the next year&#8217;s Lok Sabha elections. He said the central committee won&#8217;t accept any lack of effort. Shah also said that BJP leaders must fight tooth and nail in all 42 seats to bag at least 21 seats in Bengal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>During a meeting with the state BJP election committee in Kolkata, Shah asked the leaders to increase their public interaction gradually. Primarily dividing the state into three geographical areas &#8212; north Bengal, south Bengal and Rarh Bengal including\u00a0Jangalmahal &#8212; Shah instructed all party leaders to organise rallies regularly with a focus on local as well as national issues. He said state leaders should start the campaigning from the village level.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The BJP president urged all party workers to reach out to people in\u00a0every part of Bengal\u00a0along with actively involving themselves into building the party&#8217;s organisational structure.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He wanted a detailed report on the party&#8217;s organisational status in the state. 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