As the crucial Uttar Pradesh polls are barely three to four months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking charge of 'showcasing' the State's progress by multiple inaugural of projects and lining -up more visits to the State.
While Modi is specifically focussing on 'Vikas', Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is connecting with the issues related to the 'Hindutva' in the State.
Starting this month, the Prime Minister will make several visits to the State where poll alliances are already firming-up and the campaign has surged ahead in 403 Assembly constituencies.
Modi will visit the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on November 16 to inaugurate the 340.82-km long Purvanchal Express Expressway, which will become the State's longest expressway. He will also address a public rally. The foundation stone for the Purvanchal Expressway was laid by the Prime Minister in July 2018. The Purvanchal Expressway is being called the lifeline for Eastern UP that will will reduce the travel time between eastern and western UP and also help in facilitating trade and commerce.
The foundation stone of the Ganga Expressway will be laid by Modi next month.
A visit of Prime Minister to Jhansi is expected on November 19 to attend the 193rd birth anniversary celebrations of Rani Lakshmi Bai here as part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
Modi will be in Greater Noida on November 25 to flag off the Jewar International Airport project in Noida and lay the foundation stone of the much-delayed project as also of the film city.
Modi is again expected to be in UP in December to unveil the Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi, his home cinstituency where a number of projects have already been announced by the Prime Minister during his previous visits there. Prior to Modi's visits, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be at Azamgarh on November 13 to lay the foundation stone of the State university there.