Vijayawada: The AP unit of BJP is gearing up for the third anniversary celebrations of the NDA government at the Center. This time the celebrations are scheduled to be held at St. John’s School at Gannavaram, 20 km away from Vijayawada. Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Smriti Irani, AP unit president and MP K Haribabu, besides other leaders are set to address the meeting.

The BJP leadership is jubilant after its repeated victory in the northern States. Having come to power with a thumping majority in 2014, the party is now in power in 13 States, besides the Central government. The party’s victory in UP elections was historical and placed it in an unquestionable position. According to the initial reports, the BJP is heading for a comfortable victory in Odisha following its success in the February local body elections.

Riding on this success, the BJP leaders want to hold the meeting and use it to strengthen the party in Andhra Pradesh. The party is planning to expand its base in the State in the days to come and set it ready to go it alone for the 2019 elections.