NEW DELHI: The BJP is planning a Modi blitzkrieg this Sunday. The party will install around 100 LED screens across the city for live telecast of prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi ’s speech on September 29. It is also expecting close to five lakh people at the first major public rally ahead of the Delhi assembly elections.

The 6x8ft-wide LEDs will be installed in public places where the footfall is huge, so that Modi’s speech can be heard by a larger audience. “The idea is to reach out to the maximum number of people in the city. The LEDs will be installed in places like markets, railway stations, interstate bus terminus,” said Abhay Verma, the vice-president of Delhi BJP who is in charge of getting the screens installed.

The party is leaving no stone unturned to make the rally a success as it will set the tone for the assembly elections due later in the year. The BJP, which is yet to finalize its chief ministerial candidate against the Congress ’ three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit , is banking on the Modi magic to stage a comeback in the assembly after a gap of 15 years.

“He is our PM candidate and we want maximum people to hear his speech. We have got several requests from market associations to install LEDs. Hopefully, in a day or two everything will be finalized and screens will be put up. We will provide technical support to the associations,” said former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta, who is in charge of organizing the September 29 rally.

The BJP is using its strong trader vote bank for the rally. Several trader associations have agreed to put up screens in the markets. “As it is a Sunday, city markets will be crowded. Traders associations have demanded that LEDs be put up in markets as they will not be able to close the markets,” said Gupta.

A few locations like Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar and Kamla Nagar markets, ISBT Sarai Kale Khan, the railway station near Paharganj, Uttam Nagar Chowk and Khajuri Khas Chowk and the Shahdara vegetable mandi have been picked up for installing the LEDs. The live telecast will be made through internet.

“Through this, we are likely to reach out to over 25 lakh people. There are over 2,000 people at any given point of time at the locations selected by us. Our people will be there to ensure that there is no problem in setting up these LEDs,” said Verma, who is hoping for a ticket from the Laxmi Nagar constituency.