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12:57 pm: Atmosphere of despair was replaced with an atmosphere of hope, says Shah.
12:56 pm: Amit Shah says the year 2014 will be known as 'Vijay Varsh' for BJP in the history of nation.
12:55 pm: BJP president Amit Shah addresses the rally at Ramlila Maidan.
12:40 pm: BJP leaders felicitate PM Narendra Modi at Ramlila Maidan.
12:35 pm: Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay felicitates al three chief ministers of Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand.
12:25 pm: PM Narendra Modi arrives at Ramlila Maidan, will soon address the gathering.
12:08 pm: In 2013 you gave most seats to BJP and in 2014 General Elections you elected all BJP MPs, now you can elect your own BJP government in Delhi, Dr Vardhan tells people assembled at Ramila Maidan.
12:07 pm: Union Minister and BJP leader Dr Harsh Vardhan addresses the people gathered for PM's rally.
12:05 pm: Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Haryana CM ML Khattar, Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das arrive at Ramlila Maidan.
11:55 am: BJP president Amit Shah arrives at Ramila Maidan.
11:45: PM Narendra Modi expected to reach venue at 12:30 pm.
11:15 am: BJP leader Sambit Patra says Modi ji has become a synonym of development whereas AAP is drama.
10:45 am: Crowd starts gathering at Ramlila Maidan for PM Narendra Modi's rally.
10:00 am: Heavy security has been put in place across Ramila Maidan.
9:45 am: BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao says PM Modi is possibly the only leader in Indian history to have pulled crowds of over one lakh.
9:30 am: Congress leader Mukesh Sharma accuses the BJP of managing crowds for Modi's rally. He says people have been brought from neighbouring states Uttar Pradesh and Haryanna to participate in today's rally.
9:20 am: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti alleges that the BJP is bringing a lot of people from the neighbouring states to attend PM Modi's rally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally kick off Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls on Saturday at a mega rally at the iconic Ramlila Maidan.
Around 1 lakh people are expected to attend Modi's rally.
PM Modi will be the face of BJP's campaign in the city and the party feels the rally will help it build a momentum for the election.
As all high-profile leaders are expected at the venue on that day, safety is a prime concern for the BJP. Therefore, over 100 CCTV cameras have been put in place.
At least a dozen metal detectors, X-ray machines and numerous barricades have also been placed at all strategic points.
BJP has been out of power in Delhi for the past 16 years and its Delhi chief Satish Upadhyay said the party was confident of winning the polls with a clear majority this time with the help of Modi's charisma.
Delhi has been under President's Rule since Arvind Kejriwal quit as the chief minister on February 14, 2014 after being in office for 49 days.
The elections will be an opportunity for the resurgent BJP, which has been on a winning streak under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in various Assembly polls since its spectacular success in the Lok Sabha polls last May, to seek a clear verdict unlike the fractured decision of 2013 polls in Delhi.
The BJP, which had then faced the polls under Modi as the chief campaigner for the party, could not get a majority in Delhi unlike the stunning success it had scored in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh which also went to polls then.
The BJP, which made its debut in Delhi in the last polls in 2013, emerged the largest party with 31 MLAs, followed by AAP which got 28 MLAs.
AAP managed to form a government with the support of Congress (8 MLAs) and JD(U) (one) but Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned in 49 days making it a short-lived government.
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