Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are campaigning in full swing in poll-bound Gujarat to woo voters. The ruling BJP has gone into the campaign with its big guns, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party president JP Nadda and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel holding back-to-back rallies and roadshows across the state.
Shah attacking Congress Told During a public meeting in Ahmedabad on Friday: “Congress is talking about peace, does it suit them? For years, he ruled Gujarat and communal riots were widespread. After coming to power BJP gave such a rule in the state that communal riots completely stopped….in 2002 they tried to instigate it again but BJP took such a step that till 2022 there was no communal riot in the state And curfew was not imposed for a single day.
BJP released it on Saturday manifesto CM Patel for the Gujarat elections, in the presence of Nadda and state BJP chief CR Patil. In this, BJP promised 20 lakh jobs, implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC), one lakh government jobs for women, Rs 10,000 crore for agri-marketing infra and scooters for students.
Speaking at the launch event, Nadda said: “For the progress of Gujarat, we will make Gujarat’s economy a Rs 1 trillion economy by making the state a foreign direct investment destination. We will create an anti-radicalization cell and sleeper cells of terrorist organizations and anti-India forces to identify and eliminate potential threats.
Later in the day, CM Bhupendra Patel conducted a 16 km long roadshow from Subhash Chowk to Bodakdev in Ahmedabad.
ThePrint’s National Photo Editor Praveen Jain, who is covering the 2022 assembly elections in Gujarat, brings to you exclusive photographs from the BJP campaign.
CM Bhupendra Patel shaking hands with the crowd during the road show. Photo: Praveen Jain | impression
A monk welcomed the CM by garlanding him. Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionCM Patel cleaning his eyes during the roadshow | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionGujarat CM drinking water during road show in Ahmedabad | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionCM Patel was felicitated during the road show on Saturday. Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionSecurity personnel accompanied CM Patel in his road show. Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionResidents shaking the hand of the Chief Minister of Gujarat from their homes | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionGujarat CM Bhupendra Patel with BJP President JP Nadda at the manifesto launch | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionNadda addressing party workers during the manifesto launch | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionChief Minister Patel speaking at the launch of the manifesto | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionA man wearing a Modi mask at the BJP headquarters in Ahmedabad | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionAmit Shah addressing public meeting in Ahmedabad | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionAmit Shah waving to the crowd during a public meeting | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionAmit Shah addressing public meeting in Ahmedabad | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionAmit Shah addressing BJP supporters on Saturday | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionBJP supporters taking selfie at Amit Shah’s rally | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionChildren holding BJP’s election symbol at Amit Shah’s rally | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionBJP supporters hold placards with the picture of PM Modi and the BJP symbol Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionBJP supporters at photo booth | Photo: Praveen Jain | impressionBJP supporters waving party flags and symbols at Amit Shah’s rally in Ahmedabad | Photo: Praveen Jain | impression