Bikaner, October 3: BJP president Amit Shah and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be in Bikaner on October 4 and October 10 respectively where they will holding meetings ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan.

Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Ram Meghwal said Shah will address SC Sammelan and Shakti Kendra Sammelan in Bikaner Thursday and will also hold a meeting of party vistarak. He will spend the night in Bikaner and leave Friday morning, Meghwal said. Party workers from Bikaner, Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh will attend the meetings. Congress president Rahul Gandhi will also be in Bikaner on October 10. Congress Says Will Include Rs 3,500 Allowance to Youth from Needy Families in Manifesto.

"Gandhi will address a Sankalp rally in which nearly five lakh people are likely to participate from Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Churu and Hanumangarh," Leader of Opposition Rameshwar Dudi said.