BJP President Amit Shah launched a nationwide mega bike rally in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to be held later this year.

The party said in a statement on Friday that over one crore of its workers will reach out to people across the country and share the “achievements” of the Narendra Modi government with them.

Shah will launch the exercise from Umaria in Madhya Pradesh during his one-day tour of the state on Saturday.

The rally will be carried out in more than 3,800 locations in states, including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Kerala, the party said.

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1:40 pm IST BJP bike rallies across 3800 bike rallies BJP’s Vijay Sankalp rally is being carried out in more than 3,800 locations in states, including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Kerala





1:30 pm IST Amit Shah flags off nationwide Vijay Sankalp bike rally BJP President Amit Shah launched a nationwide mega bike rally in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to be held later this year.





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1:03 pm IST Amit Shah welcomes IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman Before inaugurating the nationwide vijay Sankalp bike rally, BJP national president today welcomed IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman back in India. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was on Friday night released by Pakistan. He was in Pakistan Army’s custody since Wednesday morning after his aircraft was shot down and he landed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following an aerial dogfight with the jets of Pakistan Air Force.





2:55 pm IST Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari flags off bike rally in Delhi State BJP president Manoj Tiwari saturday flagged off the party’s Vijay Sankalp Bike Rally in Delhi.





12:43 pm IST Amit Shah reaches Madhya Pradesh’s Umria BJP national president Saturday reached Madhya Pradesh’s Umria. He will soon launch the BJP’s Vijay Sankalp bike rally.





12:35 pm IST BJP to bike rallies across 3500 locations across India The rally will be carried out in more than 3,500 locations in states, including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Kerala, BJP said.



