Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to Gujarat’s election campaign today after a two-day hiatus – this time with a massive three-hour roadshow in 16 assembly constituencies for the second phase of elections.
According to the BJP, the roadshow will cover more than 50 kilometres, starting from Naroda Gam and ending in Gandhinagar South constituency.
The Prime Minister’s roadshow is likely to start at 3:30 pm. Expected to last until 6:30 pm tonight, Prime Minister Modi will make at least 35 stops en route at memorials of prominent personalities, including Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Thakkarbapanagar, Bapunagar, Nikol, Amraiwadi, Maninagar, Danilimbda, Jamalpur Khadia, Elisbridge, Vejalpur, Ghatlodia, Naranpur, Sabarmati are some of the constituencies that PM will be cover in his roadshow.
BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, Bhupendra Patel, is vying for the Ghatlodia seat. From 2001 to 2014, Prime Minister Modi was the longest-serving chief minister of Gujarat.
Meanwhile, voting for the first phase of the election is underway. Results will be announced on December 8 after the second voting stage on December 5.