In this image posted on Sept. 7, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and others during ‘Sansad Karyashala’, in New Delhi.
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New Delhi: At the two day "Sansad Karyashala" of BJP, the social media activities, or the lack thereof, of party lawmakers was a major part of the discussion.
On Sunday, a three-page report, detailing the social media activities of BJP MPs between January to August was taken up. The prime minister was also present at the time.
Keeping in view the frequency of posts on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube, three categories were made. MPs who made no posts on Facebook in a month were tagged “inactive” and marked red, while those with less than 60 posts in a month were tagged “barely active” and marked yellow. Those with more than 60 posts were tagged “active” and marked green.
Those MPs whose social media activity was below expectations were told by the party high command to increase their posts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the MPs at the workshop on Sunday, advised MPs to be active on social media. He said that young MPs have a special responsibility to connect and communicate with voters using platforms like Instagram.
MPs attending the meeting said that the PM told them that elections cannot be won by development works alone, but with direct contact and engagement with the people
During the workshop, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya, one of the party’s young faces, gave a presentation on how social media can be used by MPs and lawmakers to reach out to the people.