Gujarat BJP workers on 3-day vacation to recharge themselves for state elections

Before they switch into election mode to prepare for the assembly elections later this year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Gujarat have gone on a three-day vacation mandated by the state party leadership beginning Monday.

Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil announced the move to ask party workers to take a short break at a party event, counselling its volunteers to spend time with their families before resuming preparing for the state elections scheduled to be held in December this year.

During his visit to the tribal area of Bharuch, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, who has been trying to gain a toehold in the state politics, suggested that the ruling BJP could opt for early elections.

The BJP, which has been in power for about 27 years, did start preparing the ground for the elections last year when it brought in Bhupendra Patel as chief minister with a new team to counter any possible anti-incumbency.