However, the campaign will get mega push with Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding rallies in his home state for three days, starting from November 19.
In the run-up to high stakes Gujarat Assembly polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on November 18 will begin “carpet bombing” in the state with rallies and public meetings in 82 out of 89 Assembly constituencies going to polls on December 1.
As per party’s schedule, 15 national-level leaders will address gatherings in 46 Assembly segments, while the other 36 constituencies will be covered by 14 state leaders of Gujarat.
The BJP, which has been ruling the state since 1995, seeks its seventh straight term. It has announced a list of 15 national-level leaders who will join the carpet bombing campaign, including party president Jagat Prakash Nadda, six Union ministers – Nitin Gadkari, Narendra Singh Tomar, Anurag Thakur, Faggan Singh Kulaste, VK Singh and Bharati Pravin Pawar.
“It’s the BJP’s master stroke to have so many rallies and public meetings in one day. All the leaders after addressing public meetings will start door- to-door campaigning for the next three days. Our priority is to reach out to voters and highlight the achievements of the party at the Centre and the state,” said Gujarat BJP Media Coordinator Zubin Ashara.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma and his Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh counterparts Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Yogi Adityanath will also hit the campaign trail.