BJP becomes the world’s largest political party in the world

The ruling BJP has become the largest political party in the world in the past five months taking its membership to 8.80 crore.

Points to Remember:

• The Communist Party of China was until now considered the largest party with about 8.60 crore members.
• The party hit the 8.80 crore mark on 29th March 2015. 
• BJP expects its membership to cross 10 crore by the end of the march. 
• Party president Amit Shah will announce the final figure at the national executive to be held in Bangalore on 3-4 April 2015
• Enrollment through missed calls is a huge improvement.
• The membership drive will officially come to an end on March 31 but there are chances that it may be extended in a few states like Maharashtra.

Benefits Of New Scheme:

• The party can scrutinize registrations by calling up numbers from where missed calls originated.
• The phone numbers also provide the party with a way to maintain ‘live’ contact with members to update them on developments and explain decisions as well as the context in which they are taken. 
• The party’s ambitious, hi-tech online membership drive was launched by Modi on November 1 last year when he became a member by dialling a telephone number followed by Shah who became the second member.