BJP's reply to 'chaiwala' jibe: Mann ki Baat, Chai ke Saath

Seeking to exploit a crude meme tweeted by the Congress mocking the Prime Minister's "chaiwala" past, BJP leaders, including Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah, wi­ll listen to PM's radio talk, Mann ki Baat, while having tea with people across poll- bound Gujarat tod­ay. The event, to be held at all 50,128 polling booths in 182 Assembly seats, is named Mann ki Baat - Chai ke Saath.

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"While BJP chief Amit Shah will attend the program in the Dariyapur constituency in Ahmedabad, the Union Finance Minister will have tea with people at a booth in Adajan area of the Surat-West seat," said a party release. Party leaders who would join the program at various places are Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Dhar­m­endra Pradhan, Uma Bharti, Smriti Irani, state BJP chief Jitu Vaghani and CM Vijay Rupani, among others.

50k No. of polling booths in Guj where the event will be held