NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP is all set to invite its star campaigner and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to Delhi to attend a mega-rally in the city by the end of September.

Delhi BJP election incharge Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday told party workers to gear up for the big day—likely to be September 29—when the party’s poll panel chief is expected to hold the rally.

Sources said that the date was suggested by Gadkari on Tuesday night in a six-hour meeting of the party’s core election committee. Besides, the party is also planning to hold series of political programmes across the city on September 25 on the birth anniversary of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.

Drawing the roadmap of the election campaign, Gadkari also told party workers to focus on door-to-door campaigns and work at the booth level. Sources said Gadkari has warned party workers against indulging in infighting ahead of polls.

“The party has planned a series of political measures including sending of more observers into the field. This was the first time infighting among the leaders seemed to be under control with most focussing on the road ahead,” said a senior party leader.

The meeting that started at 3.00pm went on till 10. The party has planned to challenge the Congress on all issues including water crisis, power tariff, unauthorized colonies, cleaning of Yamuna and corruption.

Though there is speculation that the Aam Aadmi Party may cut into BJP votes, sources in the saffron party said that their internal survey does not show that. “Party seniors have said that AAP should not even be a concern. It is nothing but the Congress’s B team,” said a BJP leader.

The meeting was attended by over 100 members including senior leaders Navjot Singh Sidhu, party national general secretary Ram Lal, senior leader R K Sinha and state general secretary Vijay Sharma.