Kolkata, April 9 Amid the intense campaigning for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three consecutive rallies in three districts on Thursday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also arrive in Kolkata on Thursday, with a packed campaign schedule for Friday and Saturday.
The Prime Minister will begin his campaign with his address at a rally in the industrial township of Haldia in the East Midnapore district. Subsequently, he will address two other rallies – the first in the industrial township of Asansol in West Burdwan district, and the second in Suri in Birbhum district.
Meanwhile, the Union Home Minister is also arriving in Kolkata in the evening. Although no specific schedule had been arranged for him for the day after his arrival, on Friday, he will address a large rally at Deba in the West Midnapore district, followed by a roadshow in Kharagpur in the same district.
On Saturday, the Union Home Minister will address two rallies, first at Chhatna in the Bankura district and then at Baghmundi in the Purulia district.
The Prime Minister has a busy schedule in West Bengal on Saturday. He is scheduled to address three consecutive campaign rallies in Jangipur in the Murshidabad district, Katwa in the East Burdwan district, and Balurghat in the South Dinajpur district.
On April 11, the Prime Minister will spend the night in Siliguri in the Darjeeling district. The following day, that is April 12, he is scheduled to participate in a roadshow in Siliguri town.
The Prime Minister began his campaign programme in the state on April 5, addressing a large rally at Cooch Behar town in the Cooch Behar district.
On the other hand, on Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also has a busy schedule with five consecutive rallies at Minakhan, Noyapara, Panihati, Baranagar, and Rajarhat-Gopalpur, all in the North 24 Parganas district.
The two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal will be on April 23 and April 29. In the first phase, voting will be held for 152 Assembly constituencies, and in the second phase, the remaining 142 constituencies will go to the polls. The results will be announced on May 4.