Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister will witness a laser show in Ayodhya after paying obeisance to Ram Lalla at Ram Janmabhoomi temple. "All preparations have been made for a special puja ceremony at Ram Janmabhoomi on Prime Minister's visit," said Acharya Satyendra Das, head priest. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will show the Prime Minister the ongoing work at the under-construction Ram temple at Ram Janmabhoomi.

He made these observations while inaugurating a Rozgar Mela virtually, where appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees. Prime Minister Modi further said that the Government had provided assistance of more than Rs 3 lakh crore to MSME sector during the pandemic, which helped prevent loss of crores of jobs.

The Prime Minister was gifted the attire on his recent visit to Himachal Pradesh and he had promised her to wear it during a special occasion. When the Prime Minister inaugurated the Kedarnath ropeway, entire temple premises reverberated with Lord Shiva's devotional songs. Uttarakhand Governor Lt General (Retd) Gurmeet Singh, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, state Cabinet Minister Prem Chandra Agarwal, among others, were present on the occasion.

"When it comes to demonetisation, Narendra Modi takes decisions overnight. The Narendra Modi government is responsible for ruining the economy of the country. As a result, the Rupee is tumbling to historic low, he is quiet," Lalu Prasad posted on Twitter.

"Some people believe in insulting Gujaratis... they wish to divide Gujaratis. Gujaratis have built industries and trade and give jobs to people of the other states, such Gujaratis are being insulted, do we want to continue to tolerate such insults or do you think we need to teach them lessons. Let us teach them a lesson for the pride of Gujarat," he said while addressing a gathering in Junagadh town in Saurashtra region.

A senior official of the state government said that the Prime Minister is likely to visit Arunachal Pradesh on October 27 or 28, though his tour schedule has not been finalised yet. "The PM would visit Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh next week to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several projects," said the official who didn't wish to be named.

These visits would cover several aspects of governance as well as spirituality. The Prime Minister will kickstart his busy schedule with a two-day visit to Gujarat starting Wednesday. Modi will be in his home state on October 19-20, where he will dedicate and lay foundation stone for projects worth around Rs 15,670 crore.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will contest the poll from Seraj assembly constituency and it is being said that he will file his nomination papers on Wednesday.

Political analysts said that in the backdrop of the anti-incumbency factors of the BJP government, the saffron party is keen to kick-start the electoral preparation with PM Modi's visit as the party would take a desperate attempt to retain power in Tripura, once a Left parties' strong bastion.

The teflon coating is normal in Hindi heartland but even the states where the anger levels against the PM are very low throw up some surprises; at least on the surface. The three states where voters are least angry with the PM are Chhattisgarh (6.7 per cent), Delhi (8.6 per cent), and West Bengal (9.8 per cent).