BJP is planning to bring down its powerhouse to Delhi to support its candidates in the Assembly elections and to put Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the backseat. In an effort to bring huge majority BJP, all cabinet ministers, 120 MPs, and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states will do the campaigning in various parts of the city, targeting different community and social groups. Also, the party’s national mascot and huge crowd puller Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to address people in rallies and road shows. BJP has decided to hold over 250 Jan sabhas and street-corner meetings across the city, in which many MPs will take part.

Heavy artillery has been beefed up. Minister for chemical and fertilizers Anant Kumar said the party aimed to get a two-third majority in Delhi assembly. "We are certain about our victory but we want to ensure that we get a two-third majority,'' said Kumar, who attended the review meeting which was chaired by BJP chief Amit Shah. The state unit is doing the arrangements for Modi's first rally in east Delhi on Saturday the party has planned several public meetings by senior BJP members. Sources say the schedule for the public meetings in the last week of campaigning will be prepared by senior party members. On Friday, BJP chief Amit Shah; Union ministers Arun Jaitley, Smriti Irani and Sushma Swaraj; and BJP MPs Manoj Tiwari and Yogi Adityanath will address meetings in various parts of the city. "From Monday, the party is planning at least 30-40 public meetings a day which will be addressed by MPs, including cabinet ministers. The local units have been asked to make necessary arrangements,'' said a party member.

The decision to intensify its election campaign was taken at a review meeting which was chaired by Shah on Thursday at the Delhi BJP headquarters. The meeting lasted for nearly an hour and was attended by senior party members, including cabinet ministers.

- Manohar