Amit Shah To Address Rally In Poll-Bound UP

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah has been touring Uttar Pradesh extensively to increase the party's reach ahead of next year's assembly elections. Today he will address a rally organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Nishad Party at 1pm on the Ramabai Ambedkar ground in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. The programme, named 'Sarkar Banao, Adhikar Pao' (form the government, claim your rights), is expected to bolster the ruling BJP's efforts to secure a scheduled caste (SC) status for the Nishads, who have proved themselves to be a useful electoral asset for the BJP as was seen during the previous elections. Being organized by BJP and Nishad Party, the rally will be held at 1 pm at Ramabai Ambedkar Ground in Lucknow. The schedule of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is expected to be announced in January.