Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will launch a two-day Gujarat election campaign by visiting Kirti Mandir in Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, on Friday. Photo: PTIAhmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi are all set to visit Gujarat for campaigning, with the stage set by the announcement of all candidates for the first phase of assembly elections on 9 December. The Prime Minister will address as many as eight rallies in different parts of Saurashtra and South Gujarat, where polling for the first phase of elections is scheduled to be held. A day before Modi begins his campaign, several prominent BJP leaders will address rallies in different parts of the state on 26 and 27 November. On 29 November, Modi will be back to address rallies in the Saurashtra region at Morbi and Prachi villages near Somnath, Palitana in Bhavnagar and at Navsari in South Gujarat.

Source: Mint November 23, 2017 21:45 UTC