Narendra Modi in Gujarat LIVE: PM back to election campaign in Bharuch, Saurashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day tour of Gujarat as part of BJP's election campaign.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Prabhash K Dutta
Bharuch, Gujarat, December 3, 2017 | UPDATED 11:02 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is back in Gujarat for Assembly election campaign with his two-day tour of the state. Narendra Modi's first election campaign is scheduled at Bharuch in Saurashtra region.

Gujarat is going to polls in two phases later this month. The votes will be cast on December 9 and 14. Bharuch is among the 89 Gujarat Assembly constituencies going to polls on December 9.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already addressed a few rallies in Saurashtra region. He addressed an election rally last week at Bharuch. He is back again in the region that has substantial Patel population.

NARENDRA MODI IN GUJARAT LIVE UPDATES:

  • Prime Minister's schedule today: Narendra Modi's first election rally is scheduled at Bharuch, from where he will travel to Surendranagar, where he will address another poll gathering in the afternoon. Modi will address another rally at Rajkot around 7 pm.
  • Narendra Modi will be visiting Ahmedabad after Saurashtra. Modi will inaugurate a hospital at the Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratisthanam in Ahmedabad. He will address a rally after the inauguration even.
  • Modi last visited Gujarat on Wednesday this week, when addressed election rallies in Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions.
  • Addressing a rally at Morbi in Saurashtra Modi slammed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for calling GST the Gabbar Singh Tax. Modi called it a "grand stupid thought".
  • Narendra Modi will be election rallies tomorrow at Dharampur in Valsad district and another at Bhavnagar before heading to Junagadh and Jamnagar in Saurashtra region.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address more than two dozen rallies in the coming days in Gujarat.