Gandhinagar: PM Narendra Modi would address two election rallies in Junagadh and Songadh in his home-state Gujarat tomorrow.

According to official information shared by the party today Modi would address the first rally in Junagadh where party workers from both Junagadh as well as Porbandar Loksabha constituency.

Later he would go to Songadh in Tapi district which falls under Bardoli LS seat and address another rally there to be attended among other by the party workers of both Bardoli and Navsari constituencies.

While Junagadh public meeting will take place at 9.00 am at Krushi University sports ground in Junagadh, the other rally for Bardoli Lok Sabha seat area will take place at Songadh (Vyara) at 12.00 noon.

With the end of campaign for first phase polls this evening the campaign in Gujarat is likely to intensify. Polling on all the 26 seats in Gujarat would be held simultaneously on April 23 in the third phase of the seven phased LS polls.

Gujarat where BJP had won all the 26 LS seats in last polls has special significance for the party.

Junagadh Seat

Rajesh Chudasama(Sitting LS MP) vs Punjabhai Vansh(MLA)

Both are from Koli community. The Lok Sabha seat area has sizable presence of Patel voters too. Rajesh Chudasama is sitting MP. Party was bit reluctant to field him again as in 2017 assembly elections, Junagadh Lok Sabha seat saw huge erosion of votes so far as BJP is concerned. Rajesh Chudasama has been MLA too in past. Punjabhai Vansh is local MLA. The seat is likely to see tough fight. In 2017 assembly polls, Congress lead on this seat was whopping 1,68,756 which is huge.  BJP had won this seat by 1.36 lakh votes in 2014.

Bardoli (ST) seat

Prabhu Vasava(Sitting LS MP) vs Dr. Tushar Chaudhary(former MoS in Centre and LS MP)

Sitting MP Prabhu Vasava is challenged by former MoS in Centre and son of late CM Amarsinh Chaudhary Dr. Tushar Chaudhary as Congress candidate. The seat will witness tough fight. Let’s look at the assembly results, the assembly segments of Nizar, Vyara and Mandvi gave lead to Congress candidate while Mahuva, Kamrej, Bardoli and Mangrol gave lead to BJP candidate. Overall BJP lead was 11,958. Therefore there’s tough fight on this seat. Kamrej has to deliver as expected for BJP otherwise Congress may throw upset here. BJP won this seat with a margin of 1.23 lakh votes in 2014.

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