PM Narendra Modi to address 50 rallies across the country by February next year

Besides these 50 rallies, Modi will also address rallies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, where elections are scheduled later this year, a party leader said.

With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 50 rallies across the country by February next year, covering more than 100 Lok Sabha constituencies, sources said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ex Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal CM Haryana Manohar Lal Khattad,SAD President Sukhbir SIngh Badal,waves at crowd at the "KIsan Kalyan Rally"of SAD - BJP in Malout in Muktsar district on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT Photo)

BJP chief Amit Shah and senior leaders Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari will address 50 rallies each, a source said.

All these rallies have been planned to prepare the ground for the party’s campaign. Each rally is being designed so that it covers 2-3 Lok Sabha constituencies, a source added.

Before the election dates of the Lok Sabha elections are announced, the BJP will already have covered at least 400 Lok Sabha constituencies by organising 200 rallies, a party leader said.

Besides these 50 rallies, Modi will also address rallies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, where elections are scheduled later this year, the party leader said.

Wednesday’s rally in Malout in Punjab was first of these rallies. Another similar farmers gathering is being planned at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh this month.

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