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PANAJI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Goa in the last week of March.
Speaking to media persons after the BJP core committee meeting, Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar said that the PM visit to the state is not cancelled but postponed.The PM was earlier scheduled to visit Goa during the first week of March.
“PM Modi may visit Goa towards the end of March,” said Tendulkar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supposed to address a meeting in North Goa on March 7 as part of the party’s preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Earlier, in the month of February, BJP president Amit Shah had addressed the Atal Booth Karyakarta Sammelan on February 9 in Goa.
Meanwhile, BJP has started campaigning on behalf of sitting candidates, though the party tickets have not been formally declared to anyone.
“As a formality, we have sent five names for the probable candidates to the central committee. We feel that the two previous candidates will be given ticket. Both Narendra Sawaikar and Shripad Naik have started campaigning for the lok Sabha elections too,” said Tendulkar.
Stating that he is expecting code of conduct any time after March 8, Tendulkar said that BJP is prepared for elections in Goa.
