The BJP has fielded a new face, Darshan Singh, from Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh, against Congress candidate Sanjay Sharma, a former MLA | (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address public rallies in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka today to boost support for the BJP in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.
Prime Minister Modi will address a rally today in Pipariya town in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh and Mysuru in Karnataka.
Narmadapuram, formerly known as Hoshangabad, is part of the Hoshangabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Prime Minister Modi will address a public meeting in Narmadapuram district around 12.45 pm, which will focus on four assembly seats in the state, including Hoshangabad, Betul, Chhindwara and Mandla.
Chhindwara is a hotspot in the state and is considered a stronghold of former chief minister and veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath. The former CM’s son Nakul Nath is contesting the seat and it was the only seat that Congress managed to win in the previous general elections of 2019 in the state.
The BJP has fielded a new face, Darshan Singh, from Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh, against Congress candidate Sanjay Sharma, a former MLA.
Hoshangabad goes to the polls on April 26.
Madhya Pradesh has a total of 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, making it the sixth largest state in terms of parliamentary representation. Of these, 10 seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, while the remaining 19 are unreserved.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP scored a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh, winning 28 of the 29 seats. The Indian National Congress (INC) managed to win only one seat.
A public meeting will be held in Mysuru around 5pm on Sunday, followed by a roadshow in the coastal city of Mangaluru later that evening.
This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first meeting ahead of the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in 14 constituencies of Karnataka on April 26.
Karnataka will go to the polls in two phases. While 14 Lok Sabha segments in the southern parts of the state will vote on April 26, the remaining 14 constituencies in the northern parts will vote in the second phase on May 7.
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First print: April 14, 2024 | 9:34 am IST
