Narendra Modi to kick off BJP's election campaign with rally in Hyderabad today - NDTV

Modi rally: 10 big developments Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with PTI inputs) | Updated: August 11, 2013 10:31 IST Hyderabad:  Narendra Modi has arrived in Hyderabad, and his party, the BJP, is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a grand visit for the man expected to soon be named his party's candidate for Prime Minister in the 2014 general elections. Here is a guide to his day-long visit: The Gujarat Chief Minister will address a youth conclave at around 4:30 pm at the LB Stadium. The BJP expects one lakh people to attend, though the stadium holds about 50,000 and a spillover outside is likely.(Track live updates) There will be diversion of traffic around LB Stadium between 2 pm and 7 pm today. The BJP is expected to launch a new slogan - nayi soch, nayi umeed (New thinking, new hope) - today. The BJP's slogan right now is - Sushasan sankalp, Bhaajpaa hi vikalp (BJP is the only option for good governance). Mr Modi is the BJP's election campaign chief. The Andhra Pradesh unit of the BJP asked people to register both online and offline for the youth conclave today with a voluntary Rs five contribution towards Uttarakhand relief. About 22000 people have registered online. The Congress has sniggered at the initiative. Before the rally, the Gujarat Chief Minister will hold meetings with industry, youth, caste group leaders and others through the day. After the conclave he will unveil a Sardar Patel statue at Keshav memorial school and then will leave Hyderabad later in the evening.  The ongoing agitation against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh could affect the turnout at Mr Modi's much-hyped rally. There have been protests in the coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions ever since the ruling Congress announced the decision to create a Telangana state on July 30. The BJP supports a separate Telangana. Muslim groups in Hyderabad have said they do not welcome Mr Modi to Hyderabad but will not obstruct his visit. Mr Modi's critics accuse him of not doing enough to protect hundreds of Muslims from being killed during the Gujarat riots of 2002. He said recently in an interview that he believed he did everything he could to check the violence that lacerated his state. "Mr Modi is welcome," said Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police Dinesh Reddy. The police say they have ensured adequate security deployment for the high-profile visit. Ten years ago, the city's police commissioner had said Mr Modi would be arrested if he stepped inside Hyderabad. Mr Modi's visit coincides with the shuddh panchami mahurtam, considered an auspicious day - there are at least 30,000 weddings in the city. Tags: BJP BJP poll campaign BJP posters Hyderabad rally Lal Bahadur Stadium Narendra Modi via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFfSeQgoJY_IzekFlWKu2bpVtBmGw&url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/narendra-modi-to-kick-off-bjp-s-election-campaign-with-rally-in-hyderabad-today-404101

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