Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a large BJP campaign rally on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) here. The mega rally named as ‘BJP Sankalp Maha Rally’ is being held at the M.A. Stadium in Jammu city. The Prime Minister will campaign for all the 24 BJP candidates for Assembly constituencies in Jammu division that go to vote on October 1 in the third and final phase of the Assembly election in the Union Territory.
All BJP candidates fighting in the third phase will be present at the rally. These candidates are contesting from Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur districts of the Jammu division.
The Jammu district has 11, Samba three, Kathua six, and Udhampur four Assembly seats. PM Modi will be campaigning for the BJP in J&K for the fourth time today. He addressed a BJP rally in Doda on September 14, followed by two rallies, one in Srinagar city and the other in Katra base camp town of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on September 19.
Authorities have made extensive security arrangements for the Prime Minister’s visit and the traffic department has issued an advisory to ensure hassle-free passage for the large number of people expected to attend the rally.