Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who campaigned extensively in favour of leader of the Opposition in the lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj in Vidisha, would now move to Uttar Pradesh for addressing election rallies in support of senior party leader Uma Bharti.
Since election in Jhansi, where Uma Bharti is contesting, is scheduled on April 30, the BJP organisation has finalised the tour programme of leaders of Madhya Pradesh for campaigning there. Besides Uttar Pradesh, the leaders would also move to Bihar and Jharkhand.
Party sources said that the Chief Minister would address 70 election meetings in different States. The election committee of the BJP in New Delhi has sought Chouhan's availability in coming days so that his election rallies could be planned.
Besides Chouhan, his cabinet colleagues, party leaders and office-bearers have also been pressed for campaigning and organisational works in other States. They would depart on Friday, while the Chief Minister would leave on Saturday.
State president of the BJP Narendra Singh Tomar informed that party office bearers, organisational general secretaries and party workers would leave for Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring States on Friday. State organisational general secretary Arvind Menon would reach Jhansi on Saturday. He would review the campaigning programme in support of Uma Bharti and mobilise the party workers. Senior minister of Shivraj cabinet, Narottam Mishra would also reach Jhansi on the same day.
Besides, senior party leader Shailendra Sharma, former MlA Narendra Birthare, Keshav Bhadoriya, Bhagwandas Sabnani, Bihari Singh Solanki, Tikamgarh district president of the party Abhay Yadav, Sudhir Agrawal and others are already camping in Jhansi.
leaders from MP are also working in lucknow in favour of the party's president Rajnath Singh. They also worked in support of former president Nitin Gadkari and senior party leader Arun Jaitley.