New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur on February 22 to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the upcoming 12th assembly polls in the state.
According to party leaders, during the visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally at Luwangsangbam sports complex ground near Chief Minister N Biren Singh's residence in Imphal East district.
As per reports, the Union Minister For Road Transport And Highways Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal are also expected to arrive on Saturday to participate in the ongoing poll campaigns in different districts of the state.
Presently, Tripura Chief Minister Biplap Kumar Deb and Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani are already campaigning for the BJP candidates in Imphal West, Senapati and Jiribam districts.
Meanwhile, there are also reports which indicate that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is also arriving here on February 21 for campaigning for his party's candidates. During the visit, Rahul Gandhi will address an election rally at Hafta Kangjeibung ground at Palace Gate in Imphal.
The Manipur assembly election on February 28 and March 5 will witness a total of 265 candidates including 17 women who will be contesting in the 2-phase Manipur assembly elections on February 28 and March 5 to elect 60 legislators.
The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
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