The saffron outfit has centred its entire campaign around the slogan 'once again BJP', seeking another term in power. Parrikar, the architect of BJP's victory in 2012 who later took over as Chief Minister, was inducted in the Union Cabinet in 2014 and given the key defence portfolio. The 61-year-old IIT graduate-turned-politician has been camping in his home State to pitch for his party aggressively even as speculation is rife he might return as Chief Minister if his party BJP wins the polls. With just five days remaining for the big day, BJP leaders like Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will address public meetings early next week. The pack of nominees of Congress for this poll is a mix of old and new faces.

Source: dna January 29, 2017 10:41 UTC