Nearly a year ahead of the assembly elections in the state, politics is back on the radar of ruling saffron brigade.
Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic which is threatening to go out of all measurable proportions, parties have now shifted their focus to election strategies and campaigns.
The ruling BJP, which a few weeks ago, was showered with praise for controlling the epidemic in a very efficient manner is first out of the block. The party has drawn up an ambitious plan to carry out a virtual campaign in the run up to the elections starting from June 16 this year.
Notwithstanding the current situation, the saffron camp has decided to have a first mover advantage in luring the voters and plans to reach the doorsteps of 50 lakh voters in the first phase of their campaign.
The top guns of the party in the state, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state president Ranjit Dass will launch the campaign from various assembly segments on June 16 – that is as early as coming Tuesday.
