In the runup to the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit all the major states at least once before February 5. Sources said Modi will make two visits to large states while he would visit a few of the smaller states once.
The PM’s tour has already started with visit to southern states. Modi visited Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep and Kerala last week. He also visited Rajasthan last Friday. Apart from attending the DGP and IGP conference in Jaipur, he also attended a meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs and senior leaders at the Jaipur’s party office. A roadshow or a public meeting of the PM is also on the cards during his upcoming visits.
On January 10, he will visit Gujarat for two days, starting with the programme to inaugurate Vibrant Gujarat Summit.On January 12, he will head to Maharashtra to inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link in Navi Mumbai. The same day he is expected to inaugurate the National Youth Festival in Nashik. A roadshow is likely to take place in Nashik, sources said. On January 13, he was expected to visit Dhanbad, Jharkhand and Bettiah, Bihar. However, this programme is likely to be delayed.
On January 22, he is already scheduled to visit Ayodhya for the Ram Temple ceremony.
Union home minister Amit Shah is also on tour to hold organisational meetings. In January, Shah will travel to six states starting from Jammu in the north to Meghalaya in the northeast. On January 9, he will be in Jammu to take stock of the election preparation. He will visit Tripura on January 11 and on January 12 he will be on a three-day trip to Gujarat. On January 18, he will travel to Punjab and on January 19 and 20, he will visit Assam and Meghalaya.