<p>New Delhi: The long-awaited change of guard within the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to see some more delay, and it is unlikely that a new President will be announced before the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament, as per senior party sources involved in the process of organisational polls. </p><p>This is owing to the unfinished exercise of in-party elections in nine key states, including Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, where the party is in power, as well as Karnataka, where the party has a solid presence. </p><p>Sources involved with the poll process said that while technically, the polls can proceed to the next stage, the states in question are crucial. The party’s constitution dictates that organisational polls have to be done in at least 19 states for the process to continue. The process has been completed in 27 states till now. “We have Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana, as well as Karnataka pending, where the party has had a good presence for decades. Polls are also due in Punjab, Delhi, Manipur and Mumbai,” the leader said. </p>.Former bodybuilder and BJP leader's son held with mephedrone in Nagpur.<p>Organisational polls have recently taken place in over 14 states in a matter of a week, of which the process in Tripura alone has run into some issues. This was the third phase of the polls. “The entire process took place in less than a week in these states,” the leader said. </p>.<p>The exercise for selecting a new president in the party has seen several delays in the last two years, with the current president, JP Nadda, having been given two extensions by the party’s National Council and Parliamentary Board. The process of organisational polls has seen a spurt in the last few days, leading to speculations that the exercise is set to come to an end. </p><p>The exercise is a gargantuan one, and involves over 18,000 district committees. The party also strives to hold polls across all the 10 lakh polling booths in the country. Of the 18,000 district committees, 15,000 have participated in the exercise. Polls have also been conducted in 7.5 lakh polling booths. “If 25 people turn up in a booth, a poll has taken place,” the leader said. </p><p>As per the party’s Constitution, to proceed to the next stage, 50% of the polls must be completed in units under a particular stage. For instance, 50% of mandals under a polling booth must be involved for the polling booth to participate, and 50 per cent of polling booths must participate for the district polls to take place. Thereon, state polls take place for the national polls. </p><p>The president is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of the National Council as well as members of the State Council. Groups of 20 members of a state council can propose the name of any leader, with their consent, who has been a member of the party for 15 years. Any leader can hold the President’s post for two consecutive terms of three years each. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The long-awaited change of guard within the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to see some more delay, and it is unlikely that a new President will be announced before the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament, as per senior party sources involved in the process of organisational polls. </p><p>This is owing to the unfinished exercise of in-party elections in nine key states, including Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, where the party is in power, as well as Karnataka, where the party has a solid presence. </p><p>Sources involved with the poll process said that while technically, the polls can proceed to the next stage, the states in question are crucial. The party’s constitution dictates that organisational polls have to be done in at least 19 states for the process to continue. The process has been completed in 27 states till now. “We have Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana, as well as Karnataka pending, where the party has had a good presence for decades. Polls are also due in Punjab, Delhi, Manipur and Mumbai,” the leader said. </p>.Former bodybuilder and BJP leader's son held with mephedrone in Nagpur.<p>Organisational polls have recently taken place in over 14 states in a matter of a week, of which the process in Tripura alone has run into some issues. This was the third phase of the polls. “The entire process took place in less than a week in these states,” the leader said. </p>.<p>The exercise for selecting a new president in the party has seen several delays in the last two years, with the current president, JP Nadda, having been given two extensions by the party’s National Council and Parliamentary Board. The process of organisational polls has seen a spurt in the last few days, leading to speculations that the exercise is set to come to an end. </p><p>The exercise is a gargantuan one, and involves over 18,000 district committees. The party also strives to hold polls across all the 10 lakh polling booths in the country. Of the 18,000 district committees, 15,000 have participated in the exercise. Polls have also been conducted in 7.5 lakh polling booths. “If 25 people turn up in a booth, a poll has taken place,” the leader said. </p><p>As per the party’s Constitution, to proceed to the next stage, 50% of the polls must be completed in units under a particular stage. For instance, 50% of mandals under a polling booth must be involved for the polling booth to participate, and 50 per cent of polling booths must participate for the district polls to take place. Thereon, state polls take place for the national polls. </p><p>The president is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of the National Council as well as members of the State Council. Groups of 20 members of a state council can propose the name of any leader, with their consent, who has been a member of the party for 15 years. Any leader can hold the President’s post for two consecutive terms of three years each. </p>