While the Gujarat CM is all ready with his armour of words and social media for the much anticipated Hunkar Rally in ally-turned-foe Nitish Kumar's Bihar, the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Delhi's Mongolpuri area.
It is Modi's maiden stint at a rally in Patna, it is also the first time that both Modi and Rahul will have rallies on the same day.
Rahul Gandhi has shied from talking about Modi in his rallies but the BJP prime ministerial candidate has thrashed and battered the 'Shahzada' despitefully in his recent rallies, last in Udaipur yesterday, claiming a Rajasthan police officer, who wanted to contest elections, had given Rahul "information" on Pakistani spy agency ISI contacting Muslim youth victims of Muzaffarnagar riots.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other senior Congress leaders are expected to be present at Rahul's rally. Dikshit, in a recent interview had said "Rahul is learning. Let us not pre-judge him,start judging him if he is chosen prime minister when Congress comes to power."
But it is Modi's Rs.100 crore rally that is a high-level game with the BJP claiming to change political equations in Bihar. BJP is eyeing almost one crore first time voters in the state who could be decisive in seeing its PM nominee sail through in 2014.
In order to make NaMo's 2013 visit to the state a grand success, a 15 member BJP's IT-cell has been working day and night behind the scene to mobilise support for the rally. Seven hard core IT-professionals have been deployed by the party's Bihar unit to formulate a strategy to make a maximum reach to the voters. 1.5 lakh people have affirmed their participation in the rally through social media, online and mobile registration.
From asking the President to reschedule his Bihar visit to not charging people to attend the rally, BJP has meticulously planned every move to ensure the making of a historic rally.
After an acerbic break-up of a 17-year-old alliance, JD(U) is treading cautiously. Not in a mood to clamp down on the rally, top part functionaries have said that NaMo's rally was a cause of concern as they feared it could stoke communal passions in the backdrop of Muzaffarnagar riots.
Only the end of the day would reveal who becomes the undisputed czar of this poltically-charged Sunday. Or would it?
It is Modi's maiden stint at a rally in Patna, it is also the first time that both Modi and Rahul will have rallies on the same day.
Rahul Gandhi has shied from talking about Modi in his rallies but the BJP prime ministerial candidate has thrashed and battered the 'Shahzada' despitefully in his recent rallies, last in Udaipur yesterday, claiming a Rajasthan police officer, who wanted to contest elections, had given Rahul "information" on Pakistani spy agency ISI contacting Muslim youth victims of Muzaffarnagar riots.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other senior Congress leaders are expected to be present at Rahul's rally. Dikshit, in a recent interview had said "Rahul is learning. Let us not pre-judge him,start judging him if he is chosen prime minister when Congress comes to power."
But it is Modi's Rs.100 crore rally that is a high-level game with the BJP claiming to change political equations in Bihar. BJP is eyeing almost one crore first time voters in the state who could be decisive in seeing its PM nominee sail through in 2014.
In order to make NaMo's 2013 visit to the state a grand success, a 15 member BJP's IT-cell has been working day and night behind the scene to mobilise support for the rally. Seven hard core IT-professionals have been deployed by the party's Bihar unit to formulate a strategy to make a maximum reach to the voters. 1.5 lakh people have affirmed their participation in the rally through social media, online and mobile registration.
From asking the President to reschedule his Bihar visit to not charging people to attend the rally, BJP has meticulously planned every move to ensure the making of a historic rally.
After an acerbic break-up of a 17-year-old alliance, JD(U) is treading cautiously. Not in a mood to clamp down on the rally, top part functionaries have said that NaMo's rally was a cause of concern as they feared it could stoke communal passions in the backdrop of Muzaffarnagar riots.
Only the end of the day would reveal who becomes the undisputed czar of this poltically-charged Sunday. Or would it?
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