Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address at least four functions in Uttar Pradesh this month, criss-crossing the state from west to east before the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls, expected in the first week of March.
The Prime Minister, during his visit, will also lay the foundation stones of the ambitious defence industry corridor and the Bundelkhand expressway.
Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party said that there was all likelihood that the Prime Minister could again visit Kumbh at Prayagraj this month.
The BJP leader said that the Prime Minister was likely to visit Mathura on February 11, Jhansi on February 17, Varanasi on February 19 and Gorakhpur on February 24.
According to the preliminary itinerary, on February 11, Modi will visit Mathura to attend a programme of Akshaypatra Foundation. On February 17, he will lay the foundation stones of defence industry corridor and the Bundelkhand expressway in Jhansi while on February 19, he will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.
In Varanasi, the Prime Minister will attend a programme on Ravidas Jayanti at the saint’s birthplace and later address a public meeting at Orhe village in Rohaniya assembly segment of his Lok Sabha constituency.
The public rally will be a big event for the BJP which has set a target to bring five lakh people for the occasion. Sources said the Prime Minister would also inaugurate and lay foundation stones of several development projects.
Lastly, the Prime Minister would attend the valedictory session of the BJP Kisan Morcha national conference in Gorakhpur on February 24.
There is speculation that the Prime Minister could also visit Kumbh at Prayagraj along with some of his ministerial colleagues this month. But there has been no confirmation of this programme.
Similarly, the UP government has not announced the date for the second groundbreaking ceremony to launch the industrial projects. Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) of these projects were signed during the Investors’ Summit held in the state capital last year. The Prime Minister is also slated to come to Lucknow for the groundbreaking ceremony, the sources said.