Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai’s yatra from Rameswaram on July 28. During the roadshow, Mr. Annamalai intends to cover all 234 Assembly segments in the 39 Parliamentary constituencies in the State. The 120-days yatra would end in Chennai by mid-January 2024 ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
The yatra, which was initially planned in April, was postponed at least twice due to the Karnataka Assembly elections and the BJP’s nationwide campaign throughout June to popularise the work of the Union government in the last nine years.
While the yatra was initially touted to be a “padayatra”, party sources now say the yatra will be undertaken partly on foot and partly by a bus specially designed for the purpose. Mr. Annamalai will visit two Assembly segments a day, walking an average of 9.5 km and covering the rest on the campaign bus.
