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BJP may roll out LS polls roadmap for Gujarat from Aug 23 rally

BJP may roll out LS polls roadmap for Gujarat from Aug 23 rally

New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) Home is where the heart is For the BJP a major show seeking to lay the road map for Lok Sabha polls for the western state is likely to be laid down from Gujarat's Gandhinagar, the former political hub of Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Modi is likely to address a mega rally on August 23-24 at Gandhinagar, party sources said.
He will also visit Valsad and dedicate a Pradhan Mantri Awas project.
Sources said Prime Minister's visit to Junagadh region in July was deferred due to incessant rains.

The BJP had won all 26 seats in the state in 2014 polls but in 2017 assembly polls, the party's performance was not as good and Congress had put up a much better show.
The saffron party which is eyeing to make inroads in new political hubs and also consolidate or hold on to its 2014 mandate is planning out various political activities in various other states as well.
The BJP leadership has upped the ante in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal where it has at present only two MPs in Lok Sabha - SS Ahluwalia from Darjeeling and Babul Supriyo from Asansol.
BJP chief Amit Shah has already held two rallies recently including one in Kolkata on August 11 and the other one was in June in Purulia.
The state unit leaders have mooted the idea to take out three major rathyatras in the state after Durga Puja this year.
According to the BJP sources, the party also plans various activities in Coochbehar, Birbhum and Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district.
The BJP has started allowing entry of leaders from various parties into its fold in West Bengal.
Prime Minister has already held rallies in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab during last one month or so.
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