Kanker: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is one a day visit to Chhattisgarh today. Welcomed by BJP leaders on reaching Raipur, he headed to Kanker on a BSF helicopter.

Rajnath Singh had informed about his visit through a tweet yesterday, “Tomorrow, 1st July, I shall be in Kanker, Chhattisgarh. Shall address a public meeting on nine years of Sewa, Sushashan, and Gareeb Kalyan under the leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi. Looking forward to it”.

Rajnath Singh’s visit to Kanker and address a public meeting to boost the enthusiasm of BJP workers is seen as a move ahead of elections. BJP is focusing on 2 Lok Sabha seats and 12 assembly seats in Bastar division. A public relations campaign is being conducted in seven districts of the division wherein top leaders of center visited Bastar to win 12 assembly seats.