Modi to hold rally at Solapur in Maharashtra on January 9

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

will address a rally at in south on January 9.

is slated to address a meeting of the party's booth-level workers at Latur in central Sunday.

The BJP source said that and Shah's scheduled visits to the state indicate the party is getting into election mode as polls are near.

Earlier this week, Shah reportedly asked the party's MPs to be prepared to contest coming elections alone if an alliance with the did not materialise.

BJP is in alliance with the Sena in Maharashtra and at the Centre. The Sena has been critical of the BJP and its leaders have spoken of contesting the elections alone.

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First Published: Sat, January 05 2019. 18:30 IST