In his first rally after the Patna serial blasts rocked his Hunkar rally at Gandhi Maidan on October 27, BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi will make a whirlwind tour of Bastar on Thursday while addressing rallies in the Naxal-infested region.
Narendra Modi is scheduled to address two public meetings in Bastar- Jagdalpur (12.40 pm) and at Kanker (2.35 pm), besides one at Rajnandgaon (Dongargarh at 4.15 pm).
BJP had won nine and 11 seats out of the total 12 seats in Bastar in 2003 and 2008 elections respectively, which helped it gain a clear majority in the 90-seat Assembly both the time.
In a bid to reclaim victory, the ruling party now hopes to cash on its developmental agenda coupled with Chief Minister Raman Singh's clean image in the Assembly elections.
Raman Singh held a road show across the Bastar district headquarters of Jagdalpur on Tuesday evening as a large number of women lined up along roads with lamps to welcome him while many youth rode in their bikes behind his cavalcade, raising slogans in favour of the "vikas purush" (development man).
"We have done so much and we will do much more. But you have to ensure that people come out and press the EVM in our favour," he told the crowd amid concerns in the region over naxal's threat to villagers to boycott polls.
What's left to be seen is if Modi will be able to cash in on Raman Singh's dedicated work in Bastar and get BJP the crucial votes or whether Congress' spirited campaign will ultimately lead to its unexpected victory in Chhattisgarh.
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