Continuing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) vigorous campign in poll-hit West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address rallies in Howrah district and Basirhat south in North 24 Parganas.
First, he will address a rally at Howrah north where actor-turned politician Roopa Ganguly is the party candidate.
He would then fly to Basirhat to address a public meeting where party candidate Samik Bhattacharjee was elected in the by-polls last year.
The Prime Minister on Sunday had addressed two public meeting- Krishnanagar and Saheed Minar in the city, when Bengal had second phase poll for 56 assembly seats.
Meanwhile, polling is under way for the third phase for 62 assembly seats in four districts of Burdwan, Murshidabad, Nadia and north Kolkata.
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