Lucknow : With an eye on the 2017 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, BJP today said it will launch four ‘Parivartan Yatras’ next month from Saharanpur, Lalitpur, Sonebhadra and Ballia.
BJP National President Amit Shah will flag-off the yatras, during which, party’s senior national and state leaders will remain present, a senior party leader said. “Parivartan Yatras, which will begin from November 5, will culminate with a ‘Parivartan Sabha’ in Lucknow on the eve of 92nd birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 24,” state BJP president Keshav Prasad Maurya said.
According to Maurya, first yatra will start from Saharanpur on November 5, second from Lalitpur on November 6, third from Sonebhadra on November 8 and fourth from Ballia on November 9; he also added the party will soon organise a meeting of backward caste community members in two Vidhan Sabha constituencies. -PTI
