The Bharatiya Janata Party will kickstart its campaign for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections with a massive show of strength on its 38th Foundation Day to be celebrated on Friday, a top party official said in Mumbai on Wednesday. Present on the occasion will be BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state BJP President Raosaheb Danve-Patil and other top functionaries, who will address the party workers.

Over 300,000 workers—from booth level to Members of Parliament from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu—are expected for the mega event, said Danve-Patil. To a question whether this signals the launch of BJP's campaign for the next parliament elections, he said: "Yes... You can say that."

Shah will reach Mumbai on Thursday and meet top party core-committee leaders and on Friday evening address a rally of party workers at the Bandra Kurla Complex Grounds.