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In the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will launch his party's campaign on Monday. During his day-long visit to the state capital, Bhopal, he will take part in a roadshow and also address party workers.
After seeking the blessings of more than 11 Hindu priests, he will embark on a 15-kilometer-long roadshow, state party spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi said.
Gandhi's roadshow will start from Lalghati Chowk and conclude at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd's Dussehra Maidan.
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"A T-shape ramp has been constructed near the stage from where Gandhi is going to take questions from party workers and interact with them," Chaturvedi said, reported news agency PTI.
Congress unit in the state is excited as party leader is coming to launch the election campaign, said Chaturvedi.
Ahead of Gandhi's visit, posters and cutouts of Congress president and other party leaders have come up in Bhopal. In the posters, Gandhi is shown as a devotee of Lord Shiva.
Security has been tightened in the city and an extra force of 1,500 policemen have already been deputed.
By the year-end, Assembly elections are slated to take place in the state which is presently ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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