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Buoyed by the victories in four assembly states, Bharatiya Janata Party is geared up for a mega celebrations at the mega rally to be addressed by the party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi here on December 22.
List of special guests include BJP chief ministers Raman Singh, Shivraj Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Akali Dal chief minister Prakash Singh Badal. BJP's electoral ally Shiv Sena and Republican Party will be represented by top leaders.
This apart, the list of invitees will comprise leading industrialists Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Rahul Bajaj, Anand Mhindra, Ajay and Swati Piramal and also professionals and academicians. Furthers, consul generals will be special invitees for the proposed public meeting titled "MahaGarjana'' rally.
Besides, industry and business chambers and association representing chartered accountants and professionals have also been approached.
For a change, various factions in the BJP have joined hands together while the RSS Parivar is working behind the stage for huge turnout at the rally.
BJP state general secretary Atul Bhatkhalkar told Business Standard ''We will celebrate party's impressive performance in four assembly elections and also resolve to make Congress free India. BJP members at the rally will also resolve for BJP coming to power and Modi becoming the Prime Minister of India after 2014 general elections. Our aim is to strengthen the party organization and boost the morale of party members.''
He informed that the party has asked the booth level committee to bring five workers for the rally from six Lok Sabha and 36 assembly seats from Greater Mumbai.
Moreover, the city BJP unit has also launched registration drive on internet so that a member of public can attend the rally. Bhatkhalkar said a special enclosure will be set up exclusively for more than 10,000 tea vendors who will give special tribute to Modi.
''We want to connect common man with Modi. This is a befitting reply to Congress and Samajwadi Party that a tea vendor (Modi who used to sell tea during his early days) can become Prime Minister,'' he noted.
According to Bhatkhalkar, the party is in the midst of mobilization of Rs 25 crore from all sections of the society and give it to Modi. ''The idea is to use the money for election campaigning. The party has published coupons of Rs 100, Rs 500, Rs 1,000 and Rs 5,000 and approaching all sections,'' he said.
