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Overseas Friends of BJP in US begin

Loksabha election campaign ahead of polls

OUR BUREAU More than 3,000 volunteers have
signed up for various election-relat-
Washington, DC
ed activities being coordinated by
ith BJP announcing its first OFBJP.
list of 195 candidates for This includes social media,
Wthe upcoming Lok Sabha phone calls, voter analysis, direct
polls, the Overseas Friends of BJP in campaigning and travel to India.
the US has kicked off its 2024 election There are plans to make around
campaign pledging to volunteer and 25 lakh calls from the US to India
contribute towards the goal of win- urging Indians to vote for the BJP
ning 400 seats in the elections. and re-elect PM Modi for the third
The first list was released by consecutive term.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Among the series of events
Saturday comprising of 195 candi- planned across the nation, in addi-
dates out of which 51 are from Uttar tion to call centres, include “Modi
Pradesh, including Prime Minister Ki Guarantee”, “Mohalla Chai Pe
Narendra Modi from Varanasi. Charcha”, Car Rally and Holi Milan.
“The Indian Diaspora is going India between April and May 2024 to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and “We are ready. Everybody’s pumped
to support the BJP in India,” Ada- elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Telan- up. Everybody’s looking forward to it.
pa Prasad, president of Overseas Indian-Americans made presen- gana. This time we will cross 400 seats for
Friends of BJP (OFBJP) USA said at tations on their analysis of the affairs “We reviewed the progress in the Prime Minister. He has done so
the kick-off event, attended by about in various Indian states, including each of the states and had a detailed much for the country and he is loved
100 core members, in a Maryland Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Guja- presentation on the achievements of everywhere,” said Kanwaljeet Singh
suburb of Washington DC. General rat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya the prime minister Narendra Modi,” Soni, convenor of the Sikh affairs
elections are expected to be held in Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, he said. wing of the OFBJP.

Rajasthan Royals Academy of New Jersey holds its inauguration

OUR BUREAU

New Jersey, NJ
everal master class sessions
were held at the inauguration
Sof the Rajasthan Royal Acade-
my of New Jersey. Coach Sid Lahiri,
Global Head of Academy, Rajasthan
Royals; Coach – Rajasthan Royals;
Batting Coach – Paarl Royals; Assis-
tant Coach – Barbados Royals brings
vast current experience in profession-
al coaching and operating academies
to this newly inaugurated academy.
“Known as the “Team of Firsts”,
Rajasthan Royals has carved a niche as
the one that discovers young talent. A
shining example of this being the Ra-
jasthan Royals winning the inaugural
IPL in 2008,” one of the organizers said.
The master classes provided the
players an opportunity to learn from
Coach Sid the “Royal Way” of play- the collaboration is looking forward Indies this summer. The USA leg of West Indies was a strategic move by
ing the game. The academy coach- to “Transforming Cricket through the 2024 T20 World Cup will take the ICC. It serves two key goals: cap-
es were also put through a day long Innovation” and discover, develop, place in the vibrant cities of New italizing on the North American mar-
coaches training into the “Royals nurture and promote young cricket- York, Texas (specifically Grand Prai- ket’s potential for cricket’s growth
Way” of coaching and playing the ing talent in the USA. rie), and sunny Florida. The decision and advancing the ICC’s ambition to
game. RRANJ is excited at the possi- The United States is co-hosting to select the USA as a co-host for this include cricket in the 2028 Los Ange-
bilities that can now be explored and the 2024 T20 World Cup with West prestigious tournament alongside the les Olympic Games.

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