Sanjay Joshi to cover nine assembly constituencies

SURAT: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Sanjay Joshi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Sunday and would be visiting as many as nine assembly constituencies during his brief stay in the state. Joshi plans to meet his supporters in Varachha, Surat West, Kamrej, Navsari, Dang, Mahuva, Songadh, Bardoli and Palsana. This will be the fourth visit of the former general secretary of BJP to Gujarat in four months, a reason for worry for the state unit of the ruling party.A bete noire of chief minister Narendra Modi, he will meet his loyalists in Ahmedabad and then arrive in Surat.
After his forced exit from the BJP, Joshi's train journey from Mumbai through Gujarat was cancelled under pressure from the party leadership. However, Joshi visited the state on July 29 and met his supporters in Valsad district. He again visited Gujarat in September and met his well-wishers in Vadodara, Panchmahal and Bharuch districts.
He again visited the state on September 3 to express his condolence to the members of the family of former Union textile minister Kashiram Rana, who had died of a heart attack in Ahmedabad. He arrived in the morning and made brief stops at the houses of his many supporters and also went to RSS office in the city before leaving in the evening.