The BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit is planning to reach out to people across the State through multiple methods, including online, to identify their core needs, seek their suggestions, and frame its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections.
Speaking to The Hindu, senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, who is heading the 13-member panel to draft the party’s election manifesto, said at the first meeting of the panel held recently, it was decided to elicit the opinions and needs of the people Assembly segment-wise.
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She said suggestion boxes to elicit responses will be placed by the party at prominent public places where people gather in large numbers in each Assembly constituency. Further, the party is planning to deploy vehicles to collect opinions at people’s doorsteps. A dedicated online portal would soon be made functional where the public can record their views.
When asked whether the party has any plans for populist announcements, Dr. Soundararajan said, “In the manifesto, greater importance will be given to development than to populism. The objective is to include the needs of people whose grievances had been neglected for a long time. Core issues faced by people on a day-to-day basis will be focused on rather than emotional subjects.”
