Discuss | Email | Print | Get latest news on your desktop Aasha Khosa | February 16, 2009 09:33 IST Last Updated: February 16, 2009 10:39 IST
Samridh Bharat, Surakhshit Bharat (prosperous India, safer India) is the theme slogan of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's multi-crore media campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections that is scheduled to be finalised by the party's prime ministerial candidate, L K Advani [Images], by the month-end. At least 14 leading advertisement companies are in the race for the party's campaign account, while according to BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, "many more companies are still coming to make presentation". Interestingly, the BJP has also made it clear that the campaign should only focus on Advani and no other leader. "Unlike the Congress we are very clear on the leadership issue, hence the focus would be on Advaniji,'' sources said. Party sources say while a section of senior leaders wanted the media campaign to be given to people who were in touch with the party, another had favoured a professional approach. The latter argued that the professional companies could bring in fresh elements in the campaign. It was to resolve this that the advertisement companies bidding for the contract had made a presentation before Advani himself. Party sources said Advani is likely to take a final decision on this on February 25. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||