BDP fights to retain members as Barata-Phathi makes move

Likewise, politics is a game of numbers and with the stage set for the BDP factional war, numbers become crucial as players either try to garner new membership or retain the members they already have. The Barata-Phathi faction is working on the finer details to register a new party.

And very much aware that politics is about how many people you have in your political party to win, or in the case of the BDP which is in governance, to stay in power, the BDP has launched a campaign blitz led by party president Ian Khama to reach out to BDP members and placate them into staying put rather than moving with this political wave and joining the new party.  The immense support for Barata-Phathi has never been in question, especially glaring at the Kanye Congress, where the faction literally took over the Central Committee through the ballot.