Shortly before the start of the BJP’s National Executive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took out a road show in the national Capital. Enthusiastic BJP workers and supporters lined up on both sides of the road to greet the PM and showered flower petals on him.
Party workers, particularly women, cheered Modi as he waved at them while his car slowly moved from Patel Chowk to the NDMC, the venue of the BJP meeting.
In an atmosphere enlivened by music and ‘Ram Bhajans’ and the road displaying his life-size cutouts, BJP workers cheered with constant chants of “Modi, Modi...”
Several posters highlighting various initiatives of the government and also India’s presidency of the G20 were put out along the roadshow route.
Stages had been erected at places. Folk artistes from several states performed on some of them, while others blared patriotic songs.
In an atmosphere of a carnival, people were seen singing and also taking out their mobiles to take pictures of Modi and the scenes around.
Thousands of policemen lined-up the road to avoid any untoward incidents and top overenthusiastic supporters crossing the red line.
BJP president JP Nadda welcomed Modi at the venue of the party’s meeting, which started upon the prime minister’s arrival.
While Modi has been holding roadshows frequently, it is not very often that he does it ahead of the party’s executive meet, which has been organised several times in the national capital now.
BJP leaders noted that Modi had held a roadshow ahead of the party’s national executive in Odisha, and added that the exercise proved to be helpful in galvanising cadre and supporters.