Chandigarh, April 24 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Punjab the next month, adding a palpable buzz to the state's political arena, signaling a pivotal moment as preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections gather steam. With the elections slated for June 1 in Punjab, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is revving up its campaign machinery, with the Prime Minister's presence, sometime in May end, set to inject renewed vigour into their electoral strategy in the State where the saffron brigade is struggling amidst the farmers' protest. Also, it is for the first time, after 1966, that the saffron party is entering the poll arena without any alliance.
Preparing for the same, Punjab Government has also issued letters to ...