Arunachal Pradesh gears up for a flurry of political activity as Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP President JP Nadda gear up to rally support for their party ahead of the April 19 elections.
With the BJP already securing 20 seats uncontested in the 60-member assembly, the party is doubling down on its efforts to maintain its stronghold in the State.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is slated to kickstart the campaign with an election rally in Namsai on April 9, rallying voters and outlining the party’s vision for the State’s future.
Following suit, BJP president JP Nadda will unveil the party’s manifesto in the State capital on April 10 before addressing a rally in Doimukh, near the capital, to galvanize support for BJP candidates.
In an attempt to win majority of seats, the BJP has nominated 50 candidates for the remaining assembly seats. Opposition parties like Congress, National People’s Party, Nationalist Congress Party, People’s Party of Arunachal, Arunachal Democratic Party and Lok Jana Shakti Party have also announced their candidate for elections.
Important candidates in the upcoming elections include Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is running for the Arunachal West parliamentary seat, and current MP Tapir Gao, who is contesting from the eastern parliamentary seat.
The Congress party is banking on PCC president Nabam Tuki for the West Lok Sabha seat and State Unit vice president Bosiram Siram for the East Lok Sabha seat.
The State is gearing up for the elections, with the vote count set for June 2 for the assembly elections and June 4 for the parliamentary polls.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pema Khandu kicked off the BJP campaign in the State’s eastern belt marking the first leg of the campaign with the Rally from Pasighat. The event buzzed with excitement as the crowd eagerly awaited the Chief Minister’s address, attentively listening to his words.
