After Karnataka, Focus Now Shifts To Rajasthan As PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi Head To Poll-Bound State

PM Modi will hold a public rally on Abu Road in Sirohi on May 10 while Rahul Gandhi will attend 'Sarvodaya Sangam' camp on May 9 at Mount Abu

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a visit to Rajasthan’s Sirohi on May 10, the same day when Karnataka would undergo polls for its 224-member legislative assembly. As per Rajasthan BJP chief CP Joshi, Modi will hold a public rally on Abu Road in Sirohi, reported news agency PTI. He will begin his visit by first offering prayers at Shrinathji Temple, the report added. The Prime Minister will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth over Rs 5500 crores during his visit. Multiple road and rail sector projects to boost connectivity and also facilitate trade and commerce will also be launched. He will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Udaipur railway station. PM Modi will also visit the Shantivan complex of the Brahma Kumaris on Abu Road and lay the foundation stone for Super Speciality Charitable Global Hospital. This will be the third rally of Prime Minister Modi in Rajasthan, where assembly polls are due later this year. 

In January, Modi addressed a public programme in Bhilwara to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Devnarayan revered by Gurjar community, while in February, he addressed a public meeting in Dausa after dedicating Delhi–Dausa–Lalsot section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

As the poll campaigning comes to end on a high note in Karnataka ahead of the May 10 polls, the focus has now shifted from south to north. 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also visit Sirohi on May 9 as he is scheduled to attend a training camp of the party at Mount Abu. 

As per another PTI report, Gandhi will arrive at Udaipur airport by a flight from Delhi and will go to Mount Abu in a chopper and will attend 'Sarvodaya Sangam' camp.

While assembly polls are still at a distant sight, the political momentum has already started picking up in Rajasthan with statements and counter-statements. 

While speaking at a programme in Dholpur, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot put the ball in Vasundhara Raje’s court saying it was because of the latter that the rebellion against him could not succeed. 

Rejecting Gehlot’s claim, Raje told ABP News that Gehlot was scared of losing and so is speaking lie. 

Terming it a “conspiracy” Raje said, “No one can insult me ​​as much as Gehlot did. He is making up fabricated stories.”