Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 13 (ANI): BJP's Assam unit has enrolled over 20 lakh new members in just 9 days in the state during the party's membership drive.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the BJP's membership drive in Assam has now crossed over 20 lakh.

Also Read | India Jumps to Tier 1 in Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 Amid Rising Threats of Ransomware Attacks and Cyber Breaches.

"The Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam Pradesh, has already enrolled 20,43,796 members in just 9 days. In fact, we have already surpassed the total membership enrolled in 2019. We will continue the membership drive with even greater dedication," Sarma said.

In 2019, total members were 18 lakh and it was done in one and a half months. But in the last 9 days, the BJP's membership drive in Assam has crossed 20.43 lakh. The BJP's membership drive will be continued till September 25. Today we held a meeting to discuss the membership drive in the BTAD area," he added.

Also Read | Arvind Kejriwal Granted Bail: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Delhi CM in Corruption Case Linked to Liquor Policy 'Scam'.

The Assam Chief Minister further said that they had a target to cross 18 lakh and yesterday they crossed the target.

On Sunday, the Chief Minister said that the BJP's membership drive in the state had been successful, with 13 lakh people joining within a week.

CM Sarma further informed that the BJP membership drive will continue till September 25. (ANI)

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)