The ruling JMM today launched its membership drive with a target to rope in 50 lakh members in next 45 days. The membership drive which was launched today will run till February 28. The JMM membership drive is different from opposition BJP as regional party membership drive would not be held through ‘missed call’.
“Our members will make door-to-door visits in villages, panchayats, blocks and districts and include members in the party through individual contact,” Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) general secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said.
“We have started our membership drive in Ranchi from Albert Ekka Chowk today. The drive will continue till February 28. Our target is to make at least 50 lakh new members,” Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) general secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya told reporters.
He claimed that the JMM found huge enthusiasm among people to join the party.
“I hope we will be able to make five lakh members only in Ranchi,” he said.
In an apparent attack on the BJP, Bhattacharya said their membership drive would not be held through ‘missed call’.
He said that party workers are committed to taking the ideas of JMM supremo Shibu Soren and the work of Chief Minister Hemant Soren to every village and ‘tola’ (locality) of the state.
“The party’s target is to fulfil the aspirations of people in the state,” Bhattacharya added.
Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched its mega membership drive in Jharkhand on December 22 last year.
The BJP has decided to make around 60 lakh members during the drive, which will continue till January 31, as the party had received over 59 lakh votes in the recently concluded assembly elections, a party official said.
Meanwhile, sources said that Jharkhand Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren is expected to be named as the vice president of the ruling party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the upcoming convention scheduled for April.
The member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Gandey, Kalpana may be entrusted with the duty of fortifying the organisation after the party won 34 seats in the assembly elections held last year.
The gathering will celebrate the significant triumph of JMM. The decision is still pending on whether the convention will be held in Ranchi or Dumka.
A party functionary confirmed that representatives from Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Tamil Nadu will be in attendance at the convention this time.
"JMM's last convention in 2021 was held in a simple manner due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this year, it will be held on a large scale to increase the party's influence in other states as well," the party functionary said.
Kalpana Soren, a prominent campaigner, spoke at over 100 rallies during the Jharkhand Assembly elections, contributing significantly to the victory of the INDI Alliance, a coalition of JMM and Congress in the state.
