West Bengal: BJP to crowdsource poll manifesto; JP Nadda to launch campaign

BJP will launch a crowd sourcing drive on Thursday for its West Bengal election manifesto. The party will invite suggestions from the people through boxes placed in 294 LED raths spread across the state, boxes kept at prominent spots, a missed call service, a dedicated website and by getting feedback in community meetings.

Party President JP Nadda will launch the campaign, named Lokkho Sonar Bangla (Aiming for a Golden Bengal), in Kolkata that aims to get two crore suggestions from the voters. The LED raths, one for each of the 294 Assembly seats, will have a suggestion box, along with a mobile or tablet, for the manifesto. Nadda will flag off the LED raths on Thursday.

Apart from this, 30,000 suggestion boxes will be placed across the state for this purpose. Each constituency will have around 100 such boxes to make them accessible to the people. A missed call service (no 9727294294) will also be started and people can record their views on this number. They can also send their ideas on WhatsApp or through SMS on this number.


BJP has also created a website (www.lokkhosonarbangla.com) for inviting proposals for the election manifesto. Suggestions can also be emailed to aspirations@lokkhosonarbangla.com by the people. The saffron party will also hold meetings with representatives from various communities to hear to their recommendations and incorporate them in the manifesto.