Representatives of 18 political parties from 10 countries will interact with a host of BJP leaders, including party president JP Nadda and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during their visit to India, on the invitation of the ruling party to gain first-hand experience with the Lok Sabha polls.
The BJP said the foreign leaders will also get an insight into the party’s election campaign and be briefed on its strategies and overall election process.
They will meet Nadda on Wednesday and also interact with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The Australian Liberal Party, Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam, Bangladesh Awami League, Israel’s Likud Party, Uganda National Resistance Movement, Tanzania’s Chama Cha Mapinduzi and Russia’s United Russia Party are among the political parties whose representatives are visiting India.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and United National Party of Sri Lanka, Militant Socialist Movement, Mauritius Labor Party, Mauritian Militant Movement and Parti Mauricien Social Democrate of Mauritius, and Nepali Congress, Janamat Party, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Communist Nepal Party (Maoist) and Rashtriya Swatantra Party of Nepal are among the parties visiting at the invitation of the BJP.
BJP’s foreign affairs wing Vijay Chauthaiwale said the visit is part of the party’s global outreach program ‘Know BJP’, which was launched by Nadda on its 43rd foundation day last year.
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First print: May 01, 2024 | 9:51 am IST