Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will address more rallies in the state, along with other star campaigners of the parties.

PM Modi will address a public meeting on Wednesday in Jaipur’s Mansarovar area in support of party candidate Ram Charan Bohra, candidate from Jaipur constituency. The PM’s meeting will also help in getting support for the party from nearby LS seats such as Jaipur-rural, Dausa and Sikar, which the leadership considers as challenging seats.

BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday held meetings in Dausa, Alwar and Bharatpur. A senior BJP leader said Modi and Shah could visit about eight of the 12 constituencies going to polls next – at seven places their schedules has been planned.

Similarly, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be addressing a public meeting on May 2 in Chomu town, part of Sikar constituency, in support of its candidate Subhash Maharia. On May 3, he is likely to address meetings in Jhunjhunu and Bharatpur.

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot today held meetings at Dausa, Jhunjhunu and Sikar, and state party chief Sachin Pilot at Chaksu and Jaipur. The state congress unit is also trying hard to bring Priyanka Gandhi for campaign.

The Lok Sabha seats voting in phase five of the elections, on May 6, are Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur-rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-dholpur, Dausa and Nagpur.

First Published: May 01, 2019 08:27 IST