Congress president Rahul Gandhi would file his nomination for the Lok Sabha elections from his family pocket borough — Amethi — on Wednesday. Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani, who lost to Gandhi in Amethi in 2014, would follow suit a day later.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing rallies in Gujarat and Maharashtra’s Baramati. BJP chief Amit Shah is also expected to address public meeting in Odisha.
In Junagarh,Gujarat PM Modi said, “I have come here to give you an account of the work done in 5 years. I have come here to take your order for the next 5 years. Are you proud of the work done by your son, this chowkidaar? Are you proud that there is not a single blot of corruption?”