Campaign trail: PM Modi in Tonk, Amit Shah in UP, Rahul Gandhi at JNU

Leaders of the BJP and the Congress were scheduled to address public gatherings on Saturday as both parties prepared for the coming Lok Sabha election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was due to visit Tonk in Rajasthan, BJP president Amit Shah was travelling to Uttar Pradesh, and Congress president Rahul Gandhi was set to speak to students in New Delhi.

The day’s schedule

• Narendra Modi, Tonk: Security arrangements were put in place ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit. Senior police and civic officials met earlier in the week to review preparations for the public meeting.
• Amit Shah, Lucknow and Gorakhpur: In Lucknow he was to address a gathering at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University around midday, and later speak to members of the BJP Kisan Morcha in Gorakhpur.
• Rahul Gandhi, New Delhi: The Congress president was scheduled to address students at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

What happened next

The 2019 Lok Sabha election was held from 11 April to 19 May, with counting on 23 May. The BJP won 303 of 543 seats and the Congress 52, and Narendra Modi was sworn in for a second term on 30 May 2019.

See also: BJP, Congress and election coverage.

Originally published on 23 February 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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