Narendra Modi to address BJP rally at Jhansi in Bundelkhand on Friday, all you want to know about it

Lucknow, 24 October 2013

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi will address Vijay Shankhnad Rally at GIC ground in Jhansi on October 25, 2013 after 2.00 pm. This will be the second of total nine Vijay Shankhand rallies planned in Uttar Pradesh in first phase of campaign ahead of the next year’s Lok Sabha general elections.

Shri Modi’s speech video will be available live online as webcast. Alternatively one can dial 022-4501-4501 to listen is live on phone.

National president of BJP Shri Rajnath Singh will also address the rally.

Jhansi is located in Bundelkhand area that spreads across the pockets of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states. The area has given Maharshi Ved Vyas, Goswami Tulsidas, Maharani Lakshmibai, Dhaynchandra, Maithili Sharan Gupt, Zalkari bai, Isuri, Samrat Vrindavan Lal Sharma and Alha Udal to the nation.

Jhansi is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh from three sides. Madhya Pradesh’s Datia, Tikamgadh, Chhatarpur and Shivpuri districts are connected to Jhansi belt. Out of total 8 assembly seats in Bundelkhand only 3 are with BJP. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Uma Bharti has good experience in this area. She is MLA rom Charkhari assembly seat here. Jhansi is represented in assembly by BJP man Ravi Sharma. Similarly Hamirpur is represented by BJP MLA Sadhvi Nirajnan Jyoti. For this reason, BJP unit of poll bound Madhya Pradesh state is also excited about the rally, its preparation and its success. Bundelkhand has 7 districts and 4 Lok Sabha seats – Banda, Jhansi-Lalitpur, Jalaun and Hamirpur. None of the four seats is with BJP at present. Banda seat was won by SP MP RK Patel. He has moved to BJP. Jalon MP Ghanshyam Anuragi’s candidature is ot renewed and Dayashankar Sharma has announced himself a candidate. Hamirpur Lok Sabha MP Vijay Bahadur SInh has been kicked out from BSP for praising Narendra Modi. Jhansi-Lalitpur MP Pradip Jain Aditya is representing Congress. He is minister in present UPA government. He is Rahul Gandhi loyalist.

BJP leader Amit Shah, state party president Lakshmikant Vajpayee and former Chief Minister Kalyan Sinh reached Jhansi on eve of rally. Kalyan Sinh in his talk to media persons said that in Uttar Pradesh, Congress will win 6, SP 8 and BSP 9 seats. RLD will not get any seat. BJP will win all rest seats. Speaking to media persons Lakshmikant Vajpayee said that like Kanpur rally even Jhansi rally will break record of number of people gathered in the town.

According to BJP state joint coordinator Satyendra Narayan Kushwaha, a special express train has been booked to carry BJP workers to Jhansi for Modi’s rally. He said a 20 coaches train will bring party men from Banda and Chitrakoot. Party men will come from Mahoba in four coaches. He said 75 buses, 300 small vehicles from Banda, 40 buses and 150 small vehicles from Chitrakoot, 25 buses and 300 small vehicles from Hamirpur, 75 buses and 300 small vehicles from Mahoba are booked. 10 party men are mobilized from each booth in 4 districts.

Meanwhile Jhansi is all set to welcome Shri Narendra Modi. Main roads in entire towns are now having Narendra Modi’s big hoardings and posters. On one of the main circles partymen have put a big countdown clock with Modi’s big poster and a line ‘I am coming, you too will come naa?’

BJP has made separate blocks for students, women and senior citizens at rally venue. The stage will look like Rani Lakshmibai’s fort. The ground can accommodate 1.5 lakh people. Expected number of people is 2 lakh. The party has arranged 5 lakh drinking water pouches and water tankers at rally venue.

Shri Modi will address a rally at Udaipur in poll bound Rajasthan state on October 26.

He will address Bihar BJP’s Hunkar rally at Patna on October 27.

On 8 November at Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, on 9 and 13 November he will address rallies in Chhattisgarh. On 16 November in bangalore. On 18, 19, 21 and 22 November in Madhya Pradesh. On 19, 23 and 28 November in Rajasthan and on 30 November in Delhi.

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