- By Aashish Vashistha
- Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:14 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Haryana Election 2024: After concluding his three-day visit to the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a rally in Haryana’s Sonipat today to woo voters ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, scheduled for October 5.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, PM Modi emphasised that the people of Haryana have made up their minds to ensure a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. “In this atmosphere of enthusiasm and excitement in the celebration of democracy, we will have the good fortune of receiving the blessings of the people at the rally in Sonipat tomorrow at 12 noon," he further wrote on X.
The voting for the 90-member legislative Assembly in Haryana will be held on October 5. The counting of votes will begin on October 8 along with that in Jammu and Kashmir.
The rally will be attended by several senior BJP leaders and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will also share the stage with him. BJP candidates from Gohana will also participate in the rally, which is expected to see tens of thousands of crowds.
The rally is being considered crucial as it will be covering voters of 22 Assembly constituencies -- 18 falling under the Sonipat and Rohtak Lok Sabha constituencies and four under the Panipat district. Meanwhile, several traffic routes have been diverted by the district administration to avoid any inconvenience to passengers.
According to news agency IANS, BJP district president Jasbir Dodwa said that the rally would be historic. Ahead of the Haryana Polls, Prime Minister Modi held his first rally in Kurukshetra on September 15 and launched the BJP's campaign, aiming to retain the helm in the state for the third straight term.
During his rally, PM Modi sought votes for 23 candidates whose seats fall in districts along the GT Road belt, comprising Panchkula, Ambala, Kurukshetra.
