Bengal's Haldia prepares to welcome PM Modi; Assam set for hospitals' & 'Asom Mela' launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal once again on Sunday as preparations are underway in  Haldia area of Purba Medinipur district to welcome PM. PM Modi will dedicate LPG import terminal built by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited to nation in Haldia. 

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PM Modi on Saturday anunced that he would visit state and stated that he will also inaugurate  348 km Dobhi – Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section and is expected to lay foundation stone of second Catalytic-Isodewaxing unit of Haldia Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation. 

"Tomorrow evening, I would be in Haldia, West Bengal. At programme re, will dedicate to nation LPG import terminal built by BPCL. Will also dedicate to nation Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section of Prhan Mantri Urja Ganga project," PM Modi tweeted on Saturday.

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Ahe of his visit to Bengal, PM Modi will be in Assam where he would launch  ‘Asom Mala’ programme in Dhekiajuli. Foundation stones for medical colleges and hospitals in Biswanath and Charaideo will be laid, according to PM's Office. Prime Minister Modi's visit to both West Bengal and Assam comes ahe of highly-anticipated assembly elections in two states. 

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WB Assembly Election 

West Bengal Assembly with 294 seats will go to polls in April-May 2021, Trinamool holds 222 seats at present. However, BJP has me major inros in state in Lok Sabha elections winning 18 seats out of 42 and establishing itself as major opposition force in state. Recently, TMC trumped BJP in all 3 polls, but BJP is using its booth-level strategy and has regularly dispatched its top leers including Amit Shah and JP Nda in state for winning upcoming elections. 

For Assam, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has kickstarted its election process with formation of a 16-member State Election Committee - including CM Sarbananda Sowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and state chief Ranjeet Kumar Das. What remains as a key lookout point in Assam polls, is three-heed issue of CAA-NRC-NPR. This could be a major contention point for BJP whose NRC drive resulted in exclusion of nearly 19 lakh people in Assam.

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