Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah's team called all 39 BJP candidates today in Bhopal to impart them training for upcoming assembly polls. All the candidates were called to the BJP state office.
BJP State president VD Sharma said that the candidates were taught regarding overall election management.
Apart from Sharma, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Election in-charge Bhupendra Yada, Co-incharge Ashwini Vaishna and Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar were present on the occasion.
How To Handle Opposition Attack?
In the training program, BJP warned all the 39 declared candidates to be cautious as even a single mistake of them can put them into the troubled waters. They have been asked to behave decently while interacting with people and even with those who are having grudge against them. The leaders shared tips to remain proactive in social media, how to handle their social media accounts and how to repel the attacks by opposition Congress.
The top brass also asked the candidate to interact humbly with people and not flaunt ticket with unnecessary pride.
After the training, all the candidates will take charge in their respective assembly constituencies and begin their campaigns. Notably, last week, BJP had announced its 1st list of candidates on 39 seats it had lost in previous elections. This was the first time in two decades that the party has announced list 100 days prior of polls. The move aims to give more time to candidates for prepare for the campaign in the challenging seats.
Of 39, two candidates were announced on Bhopal seats. Dhruv Narayan Singh will contest most likely against Congress' sitting MLA Arif Masood from Bhopal Central. BJP's Alok Sharma will fight from Bhopal North against opposition MLA Arif Aqueel's son Atif Aqueel.
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