Assembly Elections 2018: PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah rally blitz for Vasundhara Raje's second term

The BJP has decided to bank upon the charisma its star campaigners — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah — to steer Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's government for a second term in the state.

Beginning November 25, PM Modi is slated to conduct ten rallies in the state where the ruling BJP is facing anti-incumbency factor. Spread over five days, the PM's last poll rally will take place on December 4. Polling for the 200-seat Rajasthan Assembly will take place on December 7.

The BJP has devised the roadmap of PM Modi's 10 rallies in such a manner so that the whole of Rajasthan gets covered and maximum public can come to listen.

The Prime Minister will start campaigning with a rally in Alwar on November 25 and then in Bhilwara, Kota and Baneshwar on November 26. After a day's rest he will be speaking at Nagore and Bharatpur on November 28. Thereafter, giving a gap of four days, the PM will address a rally in Jodhpur on Dec 3 and in Hanumangarh, Sikar and Jaipur on Dec 4.

Party president Amit Shah, on the other hand, will undertake 20 rallies and do three roadshows spread over 8 days between November 27 and December 5. He will start his rally blitz on November 27 at Jalore Krishanganj and Devli Pabuji (Marwar) and a roadshow in Udaipur.

On November 29, Shah will address people at Karoli, Kotputli, Jhunjhunu and Bassi and on November 30 in Thanagazi, Kuchaman, Sujangarh city and a roadshow in Sri Ganganagar. On December 1, he will be at Falaudi, Balotara, Baytu and Barmer and on December 2 in Angarh Bavji, Devli Boondi and Sawai Madhopur. Shah will wrap up election tour on last day of campaigning on December 5 by doing a roadshow in Ajmer and a public rally at Kekri.

The BJP took the decision to make maximum use of PM Modi's popularity, as well as that of Shah's, in Rajasthan after it got the feedback from the ground that while public is unhappy with Raje's government. Party sources believe there is still a lot of traction for the Prime Minister and a fervent appeal by him and the BJP chief can save the day for the party in the state that has a tendency to change the government every five years.

GROUND REPORT

BJP took the decision to make maximum use of PM Modi’s popularity, as well as that of Shah’s, in Rajasthan after it got the feedback from the ground that while public is unhappy with CM Raje.