Karnataka BJP registers 50 lakh members

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP unit has successfully registered 50 lakh members across the state in the first phase of the membership drive, party general secretary N S Nandiesha Reddy has said. 

Reddy told reporters that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had set a target to enroll 1.25 crore members in the state.

The BJP has extended the membership drive till October 31. “We are hopeful of achieving this target by then. BJP national general secretaries B L Santhosh, Dr Radha Mohandas Agarwal, Vinod Tawde, Vijaya Rahatkar and Sudhakar Reddy are constantly monitoring the progress of the membership drive,” Nandiesha Reddy said.