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‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in US to send 3,000

Indian-Americans for campaigning in elections

The organization is also working to organise “Chai Pe Charcha”

in towns and cities across the US

OUR BUREAU
Washington, DC
he ‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in the US has
made an elaborate plan to make more than
T25 lakh calls to people across India urging
them to vote and re-elect Prime Minister Narendra
Modi for a third term with a record 400 plus seats
in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in the USA has
also made plans to send a delegation of more than
3,000 Indian Americans to campaign for the par-
ty and its candidates in various capacities across
India. The BJP has also created more than 2 doz-
en teams across the US to make specific calls and
help in developing strategies according to different
states and languages.
“We started preparations from December it-
self and we are picking up speed this month. In
February, we are starting a kick-off event all over
the United States -- probably around 20-22 cities
cutting across 18 States. We are trying to gather not
only the sympathisers and volunteers of ‘Overseas of BJP and Modi. We will urge all our NRI brothers the county (district) level. We will be calling and
Friends of BJP’, but also the general community, and Indian diaspora brothers to call their friends we will be dividing this by state. There are Hin-
the community leaders, and the community who and families to vote for the BJP. It’s not for asking di-speaking states and there are regional-speaking
want to see Modi 3.0. So, they will be participat- why just vote for BJP. They will be telling them why states. So, for example, if it is Karnataka, we have
ing in that,” OFBJP USA President Adapa Prasad they should be voting for BJP and they will list out a Karnataka speaking people who will be calling
said. all the achievements of the BJP government led by there, if it is Telangana, we will be having Telu-
OFBJP is also working to organise “Chai Pe Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said. gu speaking and so on. Marathi, Tamil we have
Charcha” in towns and cities across the US, he “For general elections, there is already a lot everybody. We have NRIs covering, volunteering
said. “We will gather local people. We will discuss of enthusiasm. Just like in India, it is for Modi already from hailing, from Jammu and Kashmir
these things about the overall development agenda and BJP. We will be having call centres almost at to Kerala,” Prasad said.

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