Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of 370 seats for BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections.
For this the party is working on different strategies. Under this, PM Modi can announce something special in West Bengal on March 8 on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
In fact, BJP is trying to capitalize on the atmosphere created by Sandeshkhali here. Let us tell you that in Sandeshkhali, TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh is accused of sexually harassing women.
There is a lot of anger among women here regarding this. Now BJP wants to use this anger of women in its favor.
By getting women voters on its side in various important states, BJP wants to draw people’s attention from issues like unemployment, inflation and farmers’ protests.
Sandeshkhali was mentioned in Hooghly
Last Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Arambagh of Hooghly district in West Bengal. During this he had mentioned the Sandeshkhali incident.
This indicated that to increase the Lok Sabha seats in the state, BJP is going to focus on women voters here.
Let us tell you that TMC is already on the defensive here regarding the Sandeshkhali incident. Let us tell you that Shahjahan Sheikh has been arrested after 55 days.
There are allegations against him of sexual harassment and usurping the land of local women. Let us tell you that Mamata Banerjee’s TMC has a lot of support from women voters in West Bengal.
On the basis of this, Mamata government returned to power for the third time in 2021. At the same time, after the arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh, TMC expelled him from the party for six years.
To set the election tone
PM Modi is expected to address the national meeting of BJP Mahila Morcha in Barsat, North 24 Parganas on March 7. Along with women beneficiaries of various central schemes, women from Sandeshkhali are also expected to attend this meeting.
According to Indian Express, sources said that the party wants to set the tone for the elections from here. BJP has instructed its leaders across Bengal to take out a massive front against the Sandeshkhali incident. Besides, he has been asked to prove TMC and other opposition parties as anti-women.
During this time, it has also been said to draw people’s attention towards the schemes run by the Modi government for the welfare and betterment of women.
Women votes have to be snatched from Mamata
Some BJP leaders admitted that the party could not defeat Mamata Banerjee in the last assembly elections because TSM had huge support from women. In the 2021 Bengal elections, where 81.4 percent male voters turned out. At the same time, the percentage of women voters was 81.7 percent.
BJP insiders say that PM Modi keeps reminding party leaders that women can be game changers in the coming elections. He also highlighted the role of women voters in the recent victories in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
A party leader said that PM Modi’s promise of giving Rs 1000 to every married woman in Chhattisgarh came in handy for the party. Now Chhattisgarh government will distribute it in three stalls in January, February and March under Mahtari Vandana Yojana.