Lok Sabha elections: PM Modi to hold rally in Akluj, not Baramati

PUNE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who started his Lok Sabha campaign in Maharashtra by targeting NCP president Sharad Pawar, may not hold a rally in Baramati.

“Due to PM Modi’s tight schedule, holding a rally in Baramati appears tough for the time being,” sources said. He will stay in Pune on Tuesday and hold a rally in Akluj on Wednesday. There will be no rally in Pune or Baramati.

According to the same sources, the rally was planned in Baramati on April 10. “The chances that the rally will be held again are weak. Other senior leaders will make a trip to Baramati. The campaign for Baramati will end on April 21. Looking at the PM’s travel timetable as well as prior commitments, organising his rally in Baramati seems distant,” the sources added.

The BJP confirmed that the party’s national president Amit Shah will hold a rally in Baramati. “Amit Shah’s rally will be on April 19. We have a confirmation from the party head office,” Rajesh Pande, BJP coordinator for the election in Baramati, said.

The BJP’s city unit chief Yogesh Gogawale said, “A reception committee has been formed by the party leaders. They will greet the Prime Minister at the airport. There will be no meeting.”