BJP leaders to address 55 public rallies on Sunday

Ahmedabad: The BJP will organise election rallies at 55 venues across Saurashtra and South Gujarat today to be addressed by its senior leaders, party sources said in Ahmedabad. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Arun Jaitley, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Rajnath Singh, senior leader Venkaiah Naidu, BJP national vice-president Purshottam Rupala, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda will be among those who would address rallies on Sunday, the sources said.[caption id=“attachment_534717” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley. Reuters[/caption] Jaitley, the leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, will address rallies in two Assembly constituencies in Jamnagar district while Rajnath Singh will address three public rallies in Bhavnagar Rural, Bhavnagar East and Bhavnagar West. State fisheries minister Parshottam Solanki, who is facing charges in Rs 400 crore fisheries scam, is pitted against Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil in Bhavnagar Rural assembly constituency. Veteran leader Venkaiah Naidu will address public in Jambusar, Ankleshwar and Bharuch in Bharuch district in South Gujarat. Chouhan will address rallies in Olpad, Karanj and Majura in Surat while Munda will hold a public rally in Gandevi, a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribe (ST), in Navsari. BJP national vice-president Purshottam Rupala will address rallies in Surat East, Surat North and Varachha Road assembly constituencies. PTI