Bigwigs make beeline for Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Nov 8 (UNI) With a week remaining before the first phase polling in Chhattisgarh, tours by political parties' leaders are gathering momentum.

United Progressive Alliance Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi would address meetings at Jagdalpur and Durg on November 10. Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil would address meetings at Rajnandgaon and Durg tomorrow and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati would address a meeting at Bhilai tomorrow afternoon.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi addressed meetings at Dhamtari, Rajnandgaon and Bhilai today, former chief minister Ajit Jogi would address meetings at Bhatapara, Aarang, Bilaigarh, Kasdol and Jagdalpur tomorrow. Former union minister Vidya Charan Shukla would address Congress meetings at Bhanupratappur, Kondagaon, Dudhawa and Dhamtari.

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