Modi, Shah to campaign for BJP candidates ahead of Delhi polls

The Union ministers named as star campaigners for the Assembly polls are Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Hardeep Singh Puri and Giriraj Singh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah(File Photo)
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NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday named its 40 star campaigners for the Delhi Assembly polls, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, as well as its seven chief ministers, including Yogi Adityanath.

The list also includes Purvanchali leaders, including Bhojpuri stars and MPs Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan, and Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua. Purvanchalis - people from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - constitute a sizeable vote bank in the national capital. Delhi will go to polls on February 5 and the results will be declared on February 8.

The Union ministers named as star campaigners for the Assembly polls are Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Hardeep Singh Puri and Giriraj Singh.

The seven chief ministers, who will campaign in Delhi as BJP’s star campaigners, are Devendra Fadnavis, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Yogi Adityanath, Bhajan Lal Sharma, Nayab Singh Saini and Mohan Yadav.

All the seven MPs from Delhi are also part of the list. Delhi BJP in-charge Baijayant Panda, co-incharge Alka Gurjar, and the party’s state unit chief Virendra Sachdeva will also be star campaigners for the polls.

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