The most important part for the pramukh is to be there on the polling day to bring the voters out to the booths. The set-up includes around 1,000 ‘booth pramukhs’ (chiefs) in each constituency and other office-bearers with designations such as ‘shakti pramukh’ and ‘super warriors’. The third phase of polling was held on Tuesday. The next two rounds will be held on May 13 and 20.

Another part that the party looks after keenly is the labharthis — beneficiaries of government welfare schemes. The labharthis are kept in the loop throughout the term. At election time, they are urged to leave their homes to vote for their benefactors. Maharashtra BJP insiders said that state BJP workers were told online in no uncertain terms that if they were to surpass the party’s and NDA’s 2019 performance they would have to increase the voting percentage as much as possible. RSS volunteers work in their own way. Unlike old times, the RSS cadre needs to be identified separately because of incoming entities who are not RSS volunteers-turned-BJP workers. 

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Dharmendra Jore is political editor, mid-day. He tweets @dharmendrajore
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