Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Gujarat unit will be organising a reception in Admedabad to felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah during their visit to the home state.
This will be the first visit of both the leaders after assuming their respective responsibilities.
"For the first time after assuming their respective positions, both Modi and Shah are visiting Gujarat. It is a matter of great joy for all the party workers. Thus we have organised a programme to felicitate them," a BJP leader said.
As per the schedule released by the BJP unit, the reception ceremony will start at 4 pm on Tuesday.
Modi is expected to land at Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday afternoon for his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping the next day.
The organisers have invited all top party leaders of the state and districts, including executive committee members, party office-bearers, MPs, MLAs, corporators, chairmen of different boards and corporations, members of district and taluka panchayat and conveners for the function.
On September 17, which is Modi's birthday, the Gujarat government has organised a gala function at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
