Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar: Congress hates Gujaratis, wanted me in jail

Narendra Modi addressed a mega rally at Gujarat's Gandhinagar for BJP today

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Gujarat is due for Assembly elections by the end of this year.

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Gujarat elections: While Hardik Patel, convener of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and Jignesh Mevani, convener of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch have openly declared their anti-BJP stand, Alpesh Thakor, convener of the Kshatriya Thakor Sena, is yet to reveal his cards.

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PM Modi tweeted: I bow to the people of Gujarat for blessing BJP for decades

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Around 7 lakh people likely to attend PM Modi's rally today

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, BJP national president Amit Shah and many other leaders of the party would be present at the event in Bhat village in Gandhinagar.

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The Congress has accused the BJP and the government of "putting pressure" on the Election Commission to not announce simultaneous polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi issued a "weather report" on his official Twitter handle stating that "rhetoric will rain down on Gujarat."

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Gandhi had also attacked Shah over the alleged massive turnover of his son’s company after he became the BJP chief in 2014.

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Covering Saurashtra and central Gujarat so far, Gandhi has tried to corner the BJP over issues including demonetisation, GST and unemployment as the Congress hopes to upset BJP’s 22-year-long government in the state.

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Today's rally comes after the two legs of Navsarjan Yatra by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

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Modi had visited Gujarat to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of various projects in Rajkot, Vadnagar, Gandhinagar and Bharuch

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