BJP’s Parivartan Yatra to begin in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh today

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will begin its five-day ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Updated on: Nov 5, 2016, 10:48:02 IST

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will begin its five-day ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP president Amit Shah and finance minister Arun Jaitley at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (PTI File Photo)

The first rally be held in Saharanpur on Saturday while the second, third and fourth rallies will be held in Lalitpur, Ballia and Sonbhadra on November 6, 8 and 9 respectively.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address six regional meetings in the run up to next year’s assembly polls while Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Kalraj Mishra will be the key speakers at 10 meetings each.

The BJP has set a target of 265-plus seats for itself in the 403-member state assembly.

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