Rajnath Singh to begin poll campaign in Assam from Sunday

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to address a large number of rallies in Assam during his multiple visits to the state in the next month. The BJP is fighting the polls with its alliance partners AGP and UPPL.

New Delhi:Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will start campaigning for the BJP in poll-bound Assam from Sunday when he will address four rallies in Biswanath and Golaghat districts, sources said.

Singh's two of these rallies will be in tea gardens and one in Gohpur, a historical place connected with the Quit India movement.

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The defence minister will address a rally at Sadharu tea estate and another at Dafflaghur tea estate under the Biswanath constituency from where BJP candidate Pramod Borthakur is seeking re-election, the sources said.

His third rally will be in Gohpur for BJP candidate Utpal Bora, who is contesting against Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora.

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The defence minister will address a rally at Dergaon in the Golaghat district where he will campaign for the BJP's Assam ally AGP candidate Bhabendra Nath Bharali.

Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6.

PTI

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