NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first party rally for Lok Sabha elections in UP in Meerut on Sunday. Modi will address the rally in presence of chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary.
This will be the first occasion when Modi and Chaudhary will share the stage, a decade after BJP decimated RLD in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.RLD had joined BJP-led NDA in Feb after Modi announced Bharat Ratna for ex-PM and Jayant’s grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Jayant received the Bharat Ratna for his grandfather from President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday. In a tweet on X, Modi said, “Bharat Ratna for Chaudhary Charan Singh is a recognition of his contributions to India’s development, particularly in agriculture and rural development.
Meerut, sources said, has been chosen strategically for Modi’s rally. It’s a constituency with a sizeable population of Jats and Gurjars and BJP is trying to win votes of both the communities, especially after forming an alliance with RLD.
In 2019, too, Modi had chosen Meerut to start his poll campaign. Jayant is learnt to have started his campaign by camping in a host of parliamentary seats including Baghpat and Bijnor from where his party will be contesting in alliance with BJP.
BJP has fielded actor Arun Govil, who played Ram in TV serial Ramayan. Campaigning for Govil earlier this week in Meerut, Yogi had said that Govil breathed life into Lord Ram’s character and will now become the identity of Meerut. “Govil will create history in Meerut,” he had said.
Yogi embarked on a whirlwind tour of 15 districts of western UP in five days. His tour began from Mathura on March 27 and will conclude with an election meeting in Rampur on March 31.
UP BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary said in Meerut, PM will give a record of past 10 years of his govt.
This will be the first occasion when Modi and Chaudhary will share the stage, a decade after BJP decimated RLD in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.RLD had joined BJP-led NDA in Feb after Modi announced Bharat Ratna for ex-PM and Jayant’s grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Jayant received the Bharat Ratna for his grandfather from President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday. In a tweet on X, Modi said, “Bharat Ratna for Chaudhary Charan Singh is a recognition of his contributions to India’s development, particularly in agriculture and rural development.
Meerut, sources said, has been chosen strategically for Modi’s rally. It’s a constituency with a sizeable population of Jats and Gurjars and BJP is trying to win votes of both the communities, especially after forming an alliance with RLD.
In 2019, too, Modi had chosen Meerut to start his poll campaign. Jayant is learnt to have started his campaign by camping in a host of parliamentary seats including Baghpat and Bijnor from where his party will be contesting in alliance with BJP.
BJP has fielded actor Arun Govil, who played Ram in TV serial Ramayan. Campaigning for Govil earlier this week in Meerut, Yogi had said that Govil breathed life into Lord Ram’s character and will now become the identity of Meerut. “Govil will create history in Meerut,” he had said.
Yogi embarked on a whirlwind tour of 15 districts of western UP in five days. His tour began from Mathura on March 27 and will conclude with an election meeting in Rampur on March 31.
UP BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary said in Meerut, PM will give a record of past 10 years of his govt.
Source Agencies
