Mumbai BJP cadres to campaign for Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani in UP

MUMBAI: With the conclusion of three-phase elections in Maharashtra on Thursday, BJP has now focused its attention on Varanasi on Uttar Pradesh where a high-stake battle is on between the party's PM nominee Narendra Modi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

Around 250 workers of BJP from Mumbai would be leaving forthe holy city tomorrow to campaign for Modi.

"Around 200-250 party cadres--mostly north Indians- will leave tomorrow for Varanasi. We will campaign for Modiji there. The campaigning will be done in Varanasi, besides in neighbouring areas," said vice-president of the state party unit J P Thakur.

The BJP cadres will also campaign in Purvanchal region of Mirzapur, Jaunpur, Gazipur, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Chandauli and Rohidas Nagar, he said.

Another party functionary said the party workers would also campaign for the party's candidate from Amethi Smriti Irani and party chief Rajnath Singh who is in fray in Lucknow.