The centuries old historic town of temples, Mandi, has been dressed up to host a mammoth Parivartan Rally at the sprawling Padal Stadium on October 18 to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prominent BJP leaders from all the 12 districts of the State and adjoinig States of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi have descended in the town.
All the big and small hotels, Circuit House and Rest Houses of PWD, IPH and HPSEB are fully packed. Many are staying with friends.
Heavy police force of the 3rd Battalion and special security personnel from New Delhi have been deputed at the sensitive points.
Union Health Minister, JP Nadda, is camping here for four days to personally supervise all the arrangements.
The helicopter of the Prime Minister could land at Padal Ground. Alternatively he may land at Sundernagar and drive to Mandi.
Although Himachal Pradesh is a stronghold of BJP, in the 2012 assembly elections, Congress came to power because of rift and rivalry between the two top leaders of the state BJP.
The winnable candidates of both the warring camps were denied tickets. However, in the Parliamentary elections, BJP swept the poll in the Modi wave. Even the wife of the chief minister, Pratibha Singh, had to lick the dust and lost to an ordinary RSS worker, Ram Swarup Sharma.