MUMBAI: For the last five years, BJP party workers were given so many tasks that burnout resulted in many of them not throwing themselves completely into Lok Sabha poll work, admitted deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Addressing party workers in Nagpur on Sunday, Fadnavis said: “Many party workers pulled back thinking ‘anyway, we are going to win’.” He urged party workers to get into the field with confidence.“We have got used to victory since 2014 and with one setback, we have got demoralised. Our fight is to bring in the rule of farmers. Some party workers are pessimistic and put a spoke and dissuade others who are raring to go. I appeal to such party workers to stay home for the next three months…”
Fadnavis further said that like in other parties, several ‘chamkesh karyakartas’ have emerged in BJP as well, who are there when there are cameras, but are nowhere to be seen when work has to be done. “The advantage of losing an election is you realise who is ‘chamkesh’ and who is really working,” Fadnavis said.
Fadnavis expressed confidence that the Mahayuti saffron flag will fly atop Mantralaya. He said it was important to counter the false narrative that was created during the Lok Sabha elections and continues even now. “Our welfare schemes have not been designed for the elections. We have provided finance and only then have we announced these schemes…”.

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