BJP to create 5,000 WhatsApp groups to reach out to voters

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June 27, 2017

Bengaluru, Jun 27: As a part of its election strategy, the state BJP is planning to create at least 5,000 WhatsApp groups in a bid to reach out to the electorate ahead of the next year’s Assembly polls. bjpwhatsapp

The party has started identifying its workers who could be appointed as the administrators of the WhatsApp groups. “We are planning to create at least 25 WhatsApp groups in each of the 224 Assembly constituencies. These will not be general groups but will be segmented to cater to different sections of the electorate. For instance, there will be groups specific to information technology professionals, teachers, senior citizens, people who have migrated from other states and so on,” BJP IT Cell state convenor K Amresh said.

He said that the groups are being created to bond and reach out to the electorate rather than propagate the party ideology. “WhatsApp is turning out to be the best social media connect. Our internal survey has revealed that people tend to stay connected more to WhatsApp rather than Facebook and Twitter,” Amresh said.

The administrators will select members for the respective WhatsApp groups. The Assembly constituency-wise data base created during the party’s membership enrolment drive will be utilised for the selection process. “On the content and other aspects of our social media reachout initiative, training programmes for the administrators will be held at the regional levels soon,” Amresh added.

In a way, the state unit of the BJP is trying to emulate the Uttar Pradesh model in its social media mass outreach programme. Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh earlier this year, the party had constituted a number of coordinated teams comprising information technology experts. Regional units and district committees were constituted. These teams had formed 10,300 WhatsApp groups.

BSY briefs Shah on political developments

BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa is learnt to have briefed party national president Amit Shah about the recent political developments in the state, including the likelihood of the ruling Congress going in for early Assembly polls.

Shah stayed overnight in Bengaluru on Monday en route to Puducherry. Shah arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport at 12.35 am on Monday and left for Puducherry at 8 am to participate in a party event. He stayed at a star hotel near the airport. Yeddyurappa, party general secretaries Aravind Limbavali and Arun Kumar received Shah at the airport. Yeddyurappa is said to have given Shah a brief update of his ‘Janasamparka Abhiyan’ and the recent decision of the state government to waive crop loans up to Rs 50,000. The interaction did not last long as it was already late when Shah landed in Bengaluru. Shah will visit the state for three days from August 3 and is planning to hold a series of meetings with the state leaders and the party cadre to chalk out the strategy for the Assembly elections.

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OMG
Imagine the number of lies?

they could have made a new app, ohh sorry credit chor log hai, aadath se majboor

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Girl ends life after ex-boyfriend threatens to upload pictures in Mysore

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February 14,2020

Mysuru, Feb 14: Two weeks after her engagement with another boy, a 20-year-old girl who was in love with a boy, committed suicide at her residence in Nanjangud on Wednesday.

Meghana's parents have accused her lover Manikanta of Hemmargala of abetting her suicide. The girl's father in his complaint has claimed that Manikanta threatened to send their photos to her fiance following which she took the extreme step. He has also claimed his daughter was molested by Manikanta two years ago.

Manikanta who is on the run has been booked for rape and abetting suicide following the complaint.

Since the girl was from the SC community, cops have also slapped cases under Atrocities (Prevention) Act against Manikanta. Nanjangud sub-division DSP Prabhkar Rao Shinde will investigate the case as charges have been made under provisions of the act.

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Shantanu Gupta’s book on BJP to become part of curriculum in Indonesia’s Islamic University

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February 24,2020

New Delhi, Feb 24: A book on the history of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will become a part of a course in the Islamic University of Indonesia, as the party’s two consecutive victories in India’s general elections has evoked interest among academicians, a faculty member said.

The book, titled Bhartiya Janata Party — Past, Present & Future, Story of World’s Largest Political Party and written by Shantanu Gupta, will become a part of the syllabus for undergraduate students of South Asian studies in the Department of International Relations.

Hadza Min Fadhli, a faculty member at the university, said there was a rising interest in the BJP’s rise among academicians in Indonesia, especially after the party won two general elections in India.

He said the book would be part of the syllabus for undergraduate courses in South Asian studies in the Department of International Relations.

Mr. Hadza said he got to know about the book during a recent visit to India as part of the Kautilya Fellowship programme, organised by the India Foundation. “We in Indonesia intend to further strengthen our relations with India. Therefore, it is important to understand its ruling party. We expect the BJP would also intend to do the same,” Mr. Hadza said.

When asked about the book being selected to be a part of a course in an Indonesian university, Mr. Gupta said global recognition of his work is immensely satisfying.

This book chronicles the history of the BJP which, Mr. Gupta said, described the saffron party as the latest political manifestation of the various nationalist movements that the country has seen.

Mr. Gupta has authored five other books, including a biography of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and a book on football in India.

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Stupidity of faculty.

They should know the reaction of Malaysians to BJP's attrocities.

When Malaysia outright knows BJP's agenda, they reacted.

This decission of Indonesian faculty shows clear stupidity and his mental stability.

God give wisdom to Indonesians

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Mangaluru: Dad jumps into River Netravati along with 6-yr-old son

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February 16,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 16: A 45 year-old man committed suicide by jumping into Netravati River from the bridge near Thokkottu along with his six-year-old son in the early hours of Sunday here, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Gopalkrishna Rai and his son Aneesh Rai, residents of Baltila in Bantwal.

According to the police, Gopalkrishna along with his wife Ashwini Rai and son had come to Konaje for a family programme. At about 4:30 a.m. he came to the bridge with his son, left a suicide note and jumped into the river.

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