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Modi, Rahul rallies in Gujarat today

PNS

With Gujarat going to polls on April 30 in the seventh phase of general elections 2014 and top political leaders focusing on 26 lok Sabha constituencies, there is a slew of rallies planned here.

On Saturday, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address six public meetings in Gujarat and adjoining Union Territories (UT) — Daman & Diu as well as Dadara & Nagar Haveli. At the same time, All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address three rallies in the State.

Modi will address two back-to-back public meetings in UT Daman and Silvassa at 9.30 and 10.45 in the morning. Straight away he would arrive in tribal belt and address two back-to-back rallies in Mahuva, which falls under Bardoli constituency and Chhota Udepur at 12.00 pm and 2 pm respectively. At around 3.30 pm, he would address a rally in Bharuch, which is also tribal influenced seat. later on at 8 pm he would fly to Rajkot and address a meeting at Mahudi Cross Road there.

Besides these six public meetings, the Gujarat Chief Minster will take time to address 3D rallies at 29 places in the State between 6 pm to 7.45 pm.

In the case of the AICC vice-president, he will address three rallies — two in Saurashtra region — Amreli and Botad at 10.30 am and 1 pm. The third rally will be in Devgadh Baria, situated in South Gujarat, right on the edge of Gujarat’s tribal belt at 3 pm.