Today in Politics: Modi rallies in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh; Priyanka in Karnataka

With a day left for campaigning to end for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, canvassing has picked up pace and urgency among both the ruling and Opposition parties.

The BJP’s most sought-after campaigner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting in the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency of Rajasthan on Tuesday.

Shravan Singh Bagdi, the BJP’s state general secretary, said the PM would address a public meeting in Uniara of Tonk district. The party has fielded Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria from the constituency. The first phase of polling for 12 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan was held on April 19. The remaining 13 seats will go to the polls in the second phase on April 26.

The PM is then scheduled to fly off to Chhattisgarh’s capital Raigarh, from where he will travel to Baradwar village in the Janjgir-Champa Lok Sabha constituency to address a rally.

In the evening, he is scheduled to address a public gathering in Shyamtarai village in Dhamtari district, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency.

“The PM will stay overnight at Raj Bhavan in Raipur and then leave for Ambikapur in Surguja on Wednesday morning to address a rally. Later, he will depart for Madhya Pradesh via Raigarh,” the official informed.

Voting will take place in Mahasamund on April 26 and on May 7 in the third phase in Surguja and Janjgir-Champa.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be in Karnataka on Tuesday to address public meetings in Chitradurga and Bengaluru’s HSR Layout, with her campaign at the Bengaluru South constituency coinciding with Union Minister Amit Shah’s roadshow at Swami Vivekananda Circle in the same constituency.

According to the Karnataka Congress, Gandhi will address a public meeting in