During his visit on June 8, 9 and 10, Shah would interact with MPs, MLAs, BJP office-bearers and workers to guide about how to strengthen the party ahead of next year's Assembly polls and the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, state BJP chief Dharamlal Kaushik said today.
"A road-map for the coming Assembly and parliamentary elections will be drafted under the guidance of the national president," he said.
Giroudhpuri, 130kmfrom the state capital Raipur, is thebirth placeof Satnami saint Guru Ghasidas.
These communities, once considered a Congress vote-bank, sided with BJPin the 2013 Assembly elections. The ruling party won nine out of 10 seats reserved for SCs then.
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Kaushik, however, maintained that Shah's visit to Giroudhpuri is apolitical.
Congress said it would stage protests against alleged 'commission-khori' (bribery culture) in the BJP-ruled state during Shah's visit.
"A protest rally will be organised in Raipur on June 8 and there will be state-wide chakka-jam (blockade) on national highways at the district headquarters on June 10," said the state Congress spokesperson Gyanesh Sharma.