To spearhead the election campaign of the Congress candidates in Bastar division, former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi will hold a road show at Jagdalpur on Wednesday evening after reaching here by plane at 5 pm. The road-show will traverse main thoroughfares of the city after passing through Madiya Chowk, Shaheed Park, Jhankar Talkies Chowk, State Bank Chowk, Gole Bazaar Chowk, Guru Nanak Chowk and Maa Danteshwari Temple after which it would converge in to a public meeting.
According to Congress Party’s divisional spokesman Vikram Sharma, in the road show party candidates of Bastar, Chitrakot, Kondagaon, Konta and other Assembly constituencies besides Jagdalpur will participate in the road show along with their supporters making it a big event. Jogi’s visit will undeniably energise the party workers.
Notably, due to presence of Jogi in the Bastar Parliamentary bye poll, the Congress had obtained a lead in Jagdalpur Assembly pocket as also land acquisition for the Nagarnar Steel Plant, on which National Mineral Development Corporation is establishing the mega steel plant, was finalised during the chief ministership of Jogi due to which the former Chief Minister has special liverage among business community of Jagdalpur. Since he also has direct hold on the local communities, the Congress will definitely have the direct benefit of his active participation in the poll campaign.