‘Mastermind strategist ‘ Shah gives roadmap to form govt

New Delhi: Amit Shah has been the Home Minister at the Centre for more than three years but till now he has not visited Odisha. For the first time after becoming the Home Minister, he visited the state recently. It seems like he was waiting for Draupadi Murmu, who hails from Odisha, to become the President. Soon after Murmu became the President, he visited Odisha and claimed that the BJP would soon form its government in the state.

One reason for this hope of the BJP is the belief that Naveen Patnaik is old enough and remains ill. He has not made anyone his successor. By taking his close friend Ashwini Vaishnav in its party, BJP has made him minister of many big ministries at the center. Through him the BJP is hoping to handle the Biju Janata Dal. But apart from this, it is being told that Amit Shah has shared the roadmap for the next election in the meeting of party workers and leaders. Assembly elections in Odisha are held along with the Lok Sabha and BJP eyes to take advantage of this.

The BJP performed well in the Lok Sabha last time but its performance in the Assembly was not the same. The BJP could win only 22 seats in the 147-member assembly. This time BJP is doing politics of taking advantage of 25 years of anti incumbency against Naveen Patnaik government. Shah has asked party leaders to focus on the tribal vote and capitalize on the decision to make Draupadi Murmu, the President. Along with this, he has asked to pay more attention to those seats where BJP had finished second in the last election.