Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his third election meeting in the poll-bound state of Haryana on Saturday in Hisar, where he will seek votes for the BJP's 23 candidates from six districts.
Hissar falls in the Bagri belt adjoining the Rajasthan border. The party said that the rally has much significance as 23 candidates from six districts will be present on the stage with the PM.
Hisar district has gained precedence with India's richest woman Savitri Jindal in the fray from the Assembly seat as an Independent candidate.
Besides Hisar, candidates from Sirsa, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, and Charkhi Dadri districts and Jind's Narwana and Uchana seats will attend the Prime Minister's rally. From this segment, the BJP is facing a challenge as many rebel leaders are contesting as Independents.
These fall in the Bagri belt which largely adjoins Rajasthan. The belt has been politically influential for long as several leaders from this region, including Bhajan Lal, Bansi Lal, Devi Lal and Om Prakash Chautala became Chief Ministers.
The rally will have party candidates from seven constituencies of Hisar district, the highest in the state for any district — four of Sirsa, three of Fatehabad, four of Bhiwani, two of Dadri and two of Jind — on the dais with the Prime Minister.
Other than BJP's state election in-charge and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, co-incharge Biplab Dev, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, state president Mohan Lal Badoli, along with MPs will be present at the function.
"He will address all those seats where there is opposition from the party's rebels," admitted a senior party leader.
The PM would reach the rally by 3 p.m.
Sonia Gandhi rallies to be addressed by Sonia Gandhi: Rally convener Kuldeep Bishnoi, Congress turncoat, said the Prime Minister will address the rally at the ground near Airport Chowk in Hisar and will seek support for the party.
Some people were trying to create a poster controversy on social media regarding PM Modi's rally. BJP state President Badoli said that the photos of all MPs have been put on the poster. No photo of the MLAs has been put up. He blamed some mischievous people for hatching conspiracies.
Haryana will go to the polls on October 5 with the counting will be on October 8.
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