BJP achieves half of membership enrolment target

SHILLONG: The state unit of the BJP has achieved almost half of the membership enrolment target of 2,00,000 it had set itself ahead of launching the drive on July 6.The membership drive will end on August 11.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, party vice president and convener of the enrolment drive committee, Ernst Mawrie, said that so far, they have enrolled around  40000 people in East Khasi Hills followed by 30000 in Garo Hills and around  4000 in Jaintia Hills.
In addition, around 20000 people have enrolled themselves through the online portal. The party at the moment has around 43000 members in the state and it is eyeing to expand membership by 20 per cent.
According to Mawrie, the party plans to enroll around 1000 members in each mandal of Garo Hills and add around 3000 members from each mandal in Shillong.
Claiming that the response has been positive, he said people are joining the party as they are aware about different government schemes.
He said anybody could join the party.