During campaigning, BJP organised 900 election rallies, 23 of which were addressed by Modi. It organised meetings of booth presidents of all six regional units, which were addressed by Amit Shah. “That was done strategically so that the authorities at district-level follow rules and conduct polls fairly,” said BJP election management in-charge JPS Rathore. Visits of party leaders for election meetings were decided by the party state headquarters according to the caste equation of each constituency. For the first time, BJP organised a press conference of fireband leader Yogi Adityanath.

Source: Indian Express March 12, 2017 00:10 UTC