PM Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in Gujarat's Surat on Sunday.
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PM arrives for two-day visit to Gujarat, headed to polls in November
Tour expected to include an outreach to disgruntled Patidar community
PM will inaugurate a series of development projects across Gujarat
PM Modi has come to Surat for a two-day tour after wrapping up the BJP National Executive in Odisha. This is his eighth visit in nine months to his home state, which is going to polls in November.

Thousands of bikers with BJP flags escorted PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat's Surat.
"He is visiting Surat for the first time after the BJP's landslide victory in the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. We are very excited to receive him," state BJP chief Jitu Vaghani said.
But ahead of the elections, the roadshow turned out to be a show of strength for the BJP in the backdrop of the Patidar agitation. Thousands of people lined the sidewalks of the route that the Prime Minister took. The entire stretch from the Surat airport to the circuit house was decked up and all government and commercial buildings along the route were illuminated.

A helicopter was hired to shower flowers on a statue of PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat's Surat.
The BJP, which is seeking a fifth straight term in the state, is facing a challenge from the state's politically powerful Patidar community led by Hardik Patel. Traditional BJP supporters, the Patidar community has been on a collision course with the party after their demand for quota in jobs and education was turned down by the state government.

A giant 22-foot statue of PM Narendra Modi was erected in his honour in Gujarat's Surat.
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