Shillong, Jan 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign for BJP in Meghalaya in the second week of February for the coming assembly elections in the Northeastern state, party state unit president Ernest Mawrie stated.
Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, and Nitin Gadkari may be among the 20-star campaigners for the saffron party in the state for the February 27 poll.
Chief ministers of different BJP-ruled states may also be campaigning within the state, Mawrie stated.
Mawrie informed that “The date for the PM’s visit has not been fixed. But just after February 10, maybe February 11-12, the prime minister will address several election rallies in all Khasi, Jaintia, and Garo hill regions of the state.”
The BJP is looking at increasing its presence in the 60-member of House from just two at present so as to lead the next government.
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The state party president said BJP will announce its candidate’s list in February after the Election Commission notifies the poll.
According to the source, the party will field about 10 women candidates.
BJP is a partner of the current ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance in the state led by the National People’s Party (NPP) of Chief Minister Conrad P Sangma.
The Meghalaya Assembly passed a resolution in December 2019 urging Centre to implement ILP in the state under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations, 1873, to safeguard the interests of the citizens of the state.
