PM Modi to address an election rally in Palakkad today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kerala rally,Modi kerala visit, Kerala elections 2016, Kummanam Rajesekharan,Palakkad
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PM Modi to address an election rally in Palakkad today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kerala rally,Modi kerala visit, Kerala elections 2016, Kummanam Rajesekharan,Palakkad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Palakkad on Friday as the saffron party looks to end its political drought in Kerala in the assembly polls.
Arriving from Coimbatore on a helicopter, Modi will head to the venue close to Palakkad Fort where around a lakh workers are expected to attend his maiden poll rally.
“We are upbeat. Many seats are witnessing a tough three-cornered fight. With the visit of Prime Minister, the poll scene will electrify further,” BJP state chief, Kummanam Rajesekharan said.
This is the first of five rallies the PM will address in the state that goes to polls on May 16. Elaborate arrangements have been put in place, with security being tightened in Palakkad and surrounding areas.
While the Congress, tainted by scams, is battling to continue its run in the government, the Left is plotting its resurgence. The BJP though is hoping to open its account in the state, with many central ministers making a beeline for the state during the campaigning.
The party is strongly pitched in at least 25 constituencies where a tough tri-polar contest is unfolding.
The saffron party’s steady growth is not good news for the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Communist Party of India (Maoist)-backed Left Democratic Front.