BJP membership drive fails to cross 10k mark in five assembly seats

Prayagraj: Even as urban-based assembly segments of Sangam city – Allahabad North, Allahabad South, and Allahabad West – played a major role in making members under the Prayagraj district membership campaign of BJP, five out of nine assembly seats falling in trans Ganga and trans Yamuna performed poorly in the drive.
These five assembly seats-- Koraon, Meja, Bara, Handia, and Pratappur-- have failed to cross the 10,000 mark of members.
While Allahabad North has set a record of making the maximum (43,124) members, Pratappur assembly seat in trans Ganga registered the lowest (6,903).
The BJP district leadership on Monday released the chart of membership figures (assembly-wise).
In three urban-based assembly seats under the Mahanagar category, Allahabad North, Allahabad South, and Allahabad West had made 43,124, 32,599, and 26,648 members respectively till Sept 19.
Giving details of enrolment, trans Ganga regions five assembly seats saw Phulpur leading with 15,476 members followed by Phaphamau (13,584), Handia (7,891), Pratappur (6,903), and Soraon (11,175). In trans Yamuna's four assembly seats-- Bara saw 9,194 members, Karchana (13,068), Koraon (8,268), and Meja (7,183). Interestingly, Allahabad City North Assembly of Prayagraj Mahanagar had topped the chart of making members for the party across 71 assembly seats falling under 16 districts of Kashi Prant.
BJP spokesman Rajesh Kesarwani told TOI: "BJP District unit of leadership has focused on identified pockets where it registered fewer members and party workers and leaders were assigned the task. Apart from the city, the party would focus on nine assembly seats located in trans Ganga and trans Yamuna to make more members in the second and third phases."
The fact was that Allahabad City North had secured first rank under the top 10 assembly constituencies category of Kashi region. Allahabad City North Assembly of Prayagraj Mahanagar had made the highest 43,124 members and is closely followed by Mirzapur Sadar Assembly seat with 42,210 (second place) and Varanasi Cantt assembly seat of (Varanasi Mahanagar Kshetra) with 38,246 members securing third spot.
Besides, Pratapgarh Sadar Assembly seat with 33,132 of Pratapgarh district is in fourth place. Moreover, Allahabad City South Assembly with 32,599 of Prayagraj Mahanagar is in fifth place, Syed Raja Assembly seat with 30,482 members of Chandauli district is in sixth place.
Figures also revealed that Mughalsarai Assembly seat with 28,573 secured seventh rank in the top 10 assembly seats in making new members. Besides, Raniganj Assembly of Pratapgarh district with 27,276 members has secured eighth place while Allahabad West assembly seat under Prayagraj Mahanagar with 26,648 members has secured 9th place while Bhadohi assembly seat with 24,260 members has stood 10th.