Electioneering for the seven Assembly constituencies of Bhopal and 223 other Assembly constituencies of the State came to an end here on Saturday. Candidates and the political parties finished the campaigning in style of their own.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) relied on its most trusted face in the State, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to give finishing touches to the campaigning in the State capital while Congress entrusted on Union Minister Rajeev Shukla, film actress Raveena Tondon, actor Shawar Ali and model Zulfi Syed for the last leg of campaigning in city. Former Union Minister and BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain also participated in the campaigning on last day.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed two meetings in the State capital on the last day of campaigning, one each in Narela and Huzur Assembly constituency in favour of party candidates Vishwas Sarang and Rameshwar Sharma respectively. Most of the candidates chose to take out rally in their respective constituencies to impress the electorate. Prominent Congress candidates who relied on rallies to impress their voters while finishing campaigning include Bhopal North Arif Aqueel, Bhopal Central Arif Masood, Bhopal Dakshin-Pashchim Sanjeev Saxena and Bhopal Narela Sunil Sood.
From BJP front the candidates who chose to take out rally on the last day of campaigning to woo voters include Bhopal Uttar Arif Beig and Bhopal Narela Vishwas Sarang. Aqueel started his rally from Gautam Nagar in the morning that after passing through the main routes of the constituency culminated in the evening at Bhopal talkies square.
Masood’s rally started from Shahpura and culminated at Budhwara square, Bollywood actor and model Shawar Ali and Zulfi Syed were especially present in the rally while in the culminating meeting actress Raveena Tandon and Union Minister Rajeev Shukla were present.
Saxena’s rally started from Depot square and culminated at Jharneshwar temple complex. The BJP’s Arif Beig’s rally started his rally from Gufa Mandir, BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain and district president Alok Sharma, were present inthe rally.