With less than two weeks to go for Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all geared up for holding campaign for his party and is set to hold three rallies across multiple states on Sunday.
He will be addressing election rallies in Bihar's Nawada district, kickstarting BJP's campaign in Madhya Pradesh with a roadshow in Jabalpur, and rallying support in Jalpaiguri district of North Bengal.
"Once again, a massive wave of BJP-NDA is being seen in Bihar. I will have an opportunity to meet my family members, who are excited about voting, in the public meeting in Nawada around 11 am today," Modi posted on X ahead of the rally.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Vivek Thakur, son of senior BJP leader C P Thakur, as its candidate for the Nawada Lok Sabha constituency.
BJP’s national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said, “…PM Modi is coming to the land of Bihar today, RJD and Mahagathbandhan are rattled because of his visit. They think that they are contesting in a position now by having an alliance with VIP (Vikassheel Insaan Party). PM Modi visits Bihar as he loves this place.”
Following Modi’s rally, Nitish Kumar will also hold a rally in Nawada.
Modi's roadshow in Jabalpur will be along the 1.2-km route starting from Shaheed Bhagat Singh crossing and will culminate at Adi Shankaracharya crossing in Gorakhpur locality of Jabalpur, reported PTI quoting BJP city president Prabhat Sahu. This will be his first visit to Madhya Pradesh after the model code of conduct (MCC) kicked in.
"It will be a historic roadshow that will set the milestone," state minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is overseeing the arrangements, told reporters in Jabalpur.
Special arrangements have been made including showering flowers on Modi’s convoy when it crosses the Gorakhpur market area.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also hold a public rally in the Jalpaiguri district of North Bengal where he is expected to intensify his attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress against the backdrop of attack on the NIA team in Purba Medinipur district during the raid in connection with a blast case, reported Hindustan Times.
“This afternoon, I will be among the people of Jalpaiguri to address a rally. There is outstanding support in @BJP4Bengal's favour. The people of West Bengal are tired of TMC's corruption and poor governance. Only BJP can fulfil their dreams.” Modi posted on X.
The visit to North Bengal will also be his first since the upper reaches of Bengal were hit by a severe storm which also lashed vast swathes of the Northeast and left a trail of devastation in its wake.
The Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seat will poll in the first of seven-phased Lok Sabha elections on April 19.
Earlier on Saturday, PM Modi held a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad and extended his support to BJP candidate Atul Garg. He was also joined by the chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
Voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 19 and will be conducted in seven phases. Voting will also be held on April 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1. The counting of votes for all 543 Lok Sabha seats will take place on June 4.
