(liveMint)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi are all set to visit Gujarat for campaigning, with the stage set by the announcement of all candidates for the first phase of assembly elections on 9 December.
Gandhi, who has already campaigned across the state as part of a four-phase Navsarjan Yatra over the last two months, will launch a two-day campaign by visiting Kirti Mandir in Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, on Friday. He will also meet fishermen at Fishing Harbour ground in the town.
Later in the day, he will travel to Ahmedabad and visit Sanand where he will address a Dalit Swabhiman Sabha and accept a huge national flag measuring 125X80 feet, made by Dalit artisans.
He will then return to Ahmedabad and address professionals, before holding a public rally at Nikol, the stronghold of Patels in the city. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti has already announced its support to the Congress to help defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
