Rajkot sources from Gujarat have stated that a road show in Rajkot was the highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two day visit to Gujarat, designed to reach out to farmers, and ahead of assembly elections, the BJP's position with the powerful Patel community that has traditionally voted for the party, but has been upset for the last few years over their demand for reservation in government colleges and jobs not being met till now.
Meanwhile on Thursday evening, PM Modi inaugurated the Sauni
Yojna, a project which will fill the Aji dam near Rajkot with Narmada waters
before the road show over eight kilometers in the heart of the city. Posters
and banners highlighting central and state government projects and huge cutouts
of PM Modi lined the route.
It was stated that this is the
fourth trip of the Prime Minister to Gujarat this year and he had ruled the state
for the last two decades. Earlier Amit Shah had stated that ‘PM’s victory
chariot will roll into Gujarat and has currently set a target of winning 150 of
the state’s 182 assembly seats in the elections due year end.
