BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address a rally in Chandigarh the dates of which are yet to be decided.
Sanjay Tandon, Chandigarh BJP president said, “Modi will address a rally in the city for party’s candidate. The rally’s schedule will be finalized soon.”Earlier, the party had decided to organize Modi’s rally on March 23. Modi’s rally in the city assumes significance as Chandigarh — Union Territory and the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana — is an important political centre of northern India.
Modi had earlier addressed rallies in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. During his recent meeting with Modi, the party city president had requested Modi to address a rally in Chandigarh.Modi, being the in-charge of the party units of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh from 1996 to 1999, had looked after the election campaigns in the north region. And, it was during his tenure as the incharge of the party unit that the BJP witnessed its two victories in the lok Sabha elections from Chandigarh.