Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Sunday and lead a mega roadshow in the capital city of Ranchi.
Modi will address a public rally in Bokaro at 10.30 am and another in Gumla at 1.00 pm. The 3-km roadshow from OTC Ground to New Market Chowk in Ranchi will be held at 3.15 pm, the state BJP said.
"PM Modi will hold a historic 3 km roadshow in Ranchi, where a large number of people are expected to show up. It will be a historic moment," Assam chief minister and BJP in-charge of Jharkhand polls told news agency ANI.
Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Ranchi from 6 am to 11 pm. The traffic police has issued an advisory, restricting entry of all small and big goods vehicles in the city between 2 pm and 8 pm.
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Authorities have also declared a 'no flying zone' in the 200-meter radius of the stretch between Birsa Munda airport and Sahjanand Chowk in view of the roadshow.
In Bokaro, Modi will campaign for the Leader of the Opposition in the assembly Amar Kumar Bauri. He will seek votes for BJP candidate Sudarshan Bhagat in Gumla.
On November 5, Modi had addressed two rallies in Chaibasa and Garhwa, where he focused his campaign speech mainly on the alleged infiltration of Bangladeshi migrants into the state.
On Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda and other senior leaders of the party addressed multiple rallies. ongress leader Rahul Gandhi also addressed several rallies over the last two days.
The 81-member Jharkhand assembly goes to polls in two phases on November 13 and November 20. The votes will be counted on November 23.