Tripura Pradesh BJP is likely to undergo an organizational restructuring within a couple of days. After the incumbent State president Dr Manik Saha became the Chief Minister and won the Assembly by-polls, it is expected that Dr Saha will have to relinquish the president’s post as it would be a difficult task for him to run both the administration and the party simultaneously – that too with the Assembly polls ensuing.
According to ruling party sources, All India BJP General Secretary and also Tripura in-charge B L Santosh will be arriving in Agartala on Tuesday (July 26) at noon and immediately he will sit for a meeting with state BJP leaders. Santosh will meet all the MLAs, and organizational position holders and is likely to discuss the election of the new party president of the state. The meeting will continue till Wednesday and later, the candidate for the BJP president will be announced.
Apart from the issue of the new state BJP president, BL Santosh is also scheduled to hold a primary discussion on the Village Committee elections that will have to be completed by November as per the Court order.
Sources said, keeping in mind the present condition of the BJP it is highly likely that the central leadership will choose the state president so as to avert the squabble and factionalism. The BJP president’s post in Tripura is this time extremely crucial for the party due to the assembly polls- which are undoubtedly going to be a complex affair.
In 2018 the BJP came to power sailing on the strong anti-incumbency factor against the ruling Left Front, however, time the BJP is facing the same. And as such the BJP will need a strong and slightly aggressive leader to mobilise all the units and go all guns before and during the polls. The process should start forthwith.