In top gear, the remaining eight days would witness series of rallies by the Badal father-son duo.
With 89-year-old Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal scheduled to address more than dozen rallies across the state, his deputy son Sukhbir Badal will go three steps ahead his father, at least in terms of number of rallies he will address.
Sukhbir, also the Akali Dal president, will address around three dozen rallies in different assembly segments to give a final push to boost up the chances of SAD-BJP alliance candidates in the state from January 26 to February 2 — the last day of campaigning.
As per the schedule, Badal will address first rally at Derabassi (Zirakpur) after attending the Republic Day celebrations followed by rally in SAS Nagar constituency. On January 27, he will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Jalandhar.
On January 28, he will address first rally at Patti, followed by another rally in support of combine’s candidate from Ropar assemblyconstituency at Noorpur Bedi area.
Badal will attend Modi’s rally on January 29 at Kotakpur and then himself address a rally in Zira assembly constituency.
On January 30, he will begin from first rally in Adampur constituency followed by rallies in Phillaur and Bathinda urban. The next three days, from January 31, February 1 and 2, he will address elections meetings in lambi constituency.
Sukhbir, after the conclusion of Republic Day celebrations on January 26, will address rallies in Kapurthala, Khanna, Sanour, Ghanour and Jalalabad.
On 27 January, he will begin from Nihalsinghwala assembly segment and then address rallies in Baghapurana, Faridkot, Jaito, and Bathinda urban.
He will address a series of rallies in Mehalkalan, Barnala, Bhadaur, Bhucho Mandi, Gidderbaha, Mukatsar Sahib and reach Jalalabad in the evening on 28 January.
After attending Modi’s rally at Kotakpura on January 29, he will address rallies in Baluana, Abohar, Ferozepur rural and reach Jalalabad in the evening.
On January 30, he will address election meetings in Jalalabad constituency, and on January 31, he will address the first rally at Samana, followed by rallies at Shutrana, Sunam, Budhlada and will reach Jalalabad in the evening.
On February 1, Sukhbir will address first rally at Malout, then at lambi, Talwandi Sabo, Jalalabad and Fazilka. On the concluding day of election campaign, he will address rallies at Samrala and Sardulgarh.