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Punjab Assembly Elections 2017 Live Update: I’m Modi won’t bow to atrocity, says PM in Jalandhar

Prime Minister is accompanied with Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Ramlal, Avinash Rai Khanna and Narendra Tomar in his Punjab tour.

Kick-starting the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party campaign ahead of state assembly elections in Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address a rally in Jalandhar on January 27.

Prime Minister is accompanied with Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Ramlal, Avinash Rai Khanna and Narendra Tomar in his Punjab tour. After Jalandhar, PM Modi is likely to address another public rally in Ludhiana on January 29.

The BJP’s manifesto for Punjab includes free education till PhD for girls belonging to economically weaker sections and job for every family. Wherein, Akali Dal in its manifest has promised waiver of farmers’ debt, jobs for the youth and mega complexes for industry. Punjab will vote on February 4 and the counting will take place on March 11.

Here are the live updates:

Punjab :PM Narendra Modi arrives in Jalandhar to address a rally pic.twitter.com/96IvhKYs6Y

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 27, 2017

The 117-assembly Punjab will witness a three-way contest between the ruling SAD-BJP alliance – which seeks a third consecutive term in power, the Congress – which seeks to regain control of the state and the debutante Aam Aadmi Party.