Modi is coming to the state again on the day of the second phase of polling, this time the focus is on the minority-dominated Malda.

Rupayan Gangopadhyay: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to the state again on the day of the second phase of voting. Strategically, he will hold meetings near the polling centers in the second phase. Next Friday, the second phase of voting in the state will be held in Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat. On that day, the Prime Minister will hold meetings in North and South Malda.

Malda is a minority-dominated district, and BJP did well in 2019 by polarizing Hindu votes. BJP’s Khagen Murmu won North Malda. And BJP’s Srirupa Mitra Chowdhury lost by a small margin in South Malda. This time too the Prime Minister will hold the meeting in support of those candidates. But at the same time, he will keep an eye on the constituencies where the Lok Sabha polls will be held on Friday.

[আরও পড়ুন: কত টাকায় লড়েছিলেন জীবনের প্রথম মামলা? গোপন তথ্য ফাঁস প্রধান বিচারপতির]

According to BJP sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a total of 15 meetings in Bengal to promote the Lok Sabha elections (Lok Sabha 2024). He has held some of those meetings. After announcing the election, he held two meetings in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri. After that, he also held a meeting for BJP state president Sukanta Majumder at Balurghat centre. He also held a meeting in Raiganj that day. The Prime Minister is coming to the state for the fourth time since the election was announced. As the polls are starting from North Bengal, his meetings have also started in North Bengal. Significantly, the day of the second phase of polling has been chosen for Modi’s visit in this phase.

[আরও পড়ুন: কত টাকায় লড়েছিলেন জীবনের প্রথম মামলা? গোপন তথ্য ফাঁস প্রধান বিচারপতির]

BJP sources claim that he is scheduled to hold meetings in Burdwan-Durgapur, Asansol, Birbhum, Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia, Bankura, Medinipur, Kanthi in South Bengal in the coming days. Modi can hold a meeting in South 24 Parganas. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold public meetings in Darjeeling, Murshidabad, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Burdwan East, Bolpur, Bangaon, Tamluk, Ghatal, Dumdum, Basirhat, Barasat and Kolkata.