Explained: BJP’s New Strategy To Pick Candidates For 2024 Polls

New Delhi: 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to announce today its list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The BJP, according to sources, employed a multi-layered and exhaustive process, encompassing public feedback, internal evaluations, and high-level strategic discussions, to select the candidates poised to represent the party in the upcoming electoral battle.

In a late-night meeting yesterday, attended by senior leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, the ruling party held extensive discussions on candidates for the 543 Lok Sabha seats ahead of the Election Commission’s formal poll schedule announcement. The general expectation is that the elections will be held in April-May.

The BJP has harnessed technology to solicit feedback from the grassroots level. Using the Namo App, the public was given a platform to voice their opinions on the performance of incumbent MPs, and in a departure from conventional methods, the BJP sought the opinions of the people on the ground by inquiring about the three most popular leaders in each area. This bottom-up approach, according to the party, aimed to ensure that the candidates resonated with the sentiments and aspirations of the local population.

Over the past two years, The BJP has continually sought feedback from its MPs, evaluating their performance and addressing concerns.
To further enhance the decision-making process, the BJP reached out to survey agencies to compile comprehensive reports on each parliamentary constituency.