PM Modi confident in reaching out to Patidar voters during his visit to Gujarat

The Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday said that PM Narendra Modi begins a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat where he will be attending events in Rajkot and Gandhinagar. His two-day schedule begins with a visit to a multispeciality hospital in Rajkot.

In a tweet on Saturday, PM Modi said, “Will be in Gujarat today, where I will be attending programmes in Rajkot and Gandhinagar. These programmes cover key sectors such as healthcare, cooperatives and farmer welfare.”

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“At 10:30 AM I will visit the Matushri K.D.P. Multispeciality Hospital, which would play a key role in addressing healthcare needs of people in Saurashtra (sic),” he added.

Gujarat’s cooperative sector has played a big role in the state’s progress, PM Modi underlined, as he tweeted: “I look forward to being among stalwarts of the cooperative sector at the ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’ programme in Gandhinagar at 4 PM.”

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More than 7,000 representatives from various cooperative institutions of the state will take part in the event, a statement from the PM’s office said.

PM Modi is likely to address an event, which is being viewed as outreach to the Patidar community, which constitutes about 12-14 per cent of the state’s population on Saturday morning, after the visit to the newly constructed hospital. 

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PM Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat for three terms. He often recalls his days as Gujarat CM while talking about his political and administrative experience.

The state is set to vote later this year for the next government.