The proposed December 23 rally in former Prime Minister Chaudhary Chanran Singh’s ancestral village is expected to bring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP and RLD leaders together, with western Uttar Pradesh emerging as a key focus ahead of the assembly elections.
That’s the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, and Noorpur is where his family comes from. Party sources say the two allies are planning a mega rally there.
It came after the Modi government announced the Bharat Ratna for Charan Singh. In the seat sharing deal, the RLD got Baghpat and Bijnor, and won both. RLD sources claim the Prime Minister’s Office has already given its confirmation. Also expected on stage: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary, BJP president Nitin Nabin, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary. He went on to lead the state as Chief Minister. For the RLD, this is home ground. A rally here, on this day, lets the party keep his legacy in front while standing next to a much bigger partner. Jat and Gurjar voters are the focus, along with farmers more broadly. Baghpat, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Hapur and Moradabad have strong farm economies and a record of farmer led politics. Then the turn.
As Prime Minister he served from July 28, 1979, to January 14, 1980. In 2024, the Bharat Ratna was awarded to him posthumously. Reports say the alliance is looking at 136 assembly seats in the region. Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Jayant took the RLD out of the opposition camp and into the BJP led NDA.
PM Modi is likely to speak, reports said.
