The 246-kilometre stretch will benefit people travelling from Delhi to Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, who will now have an alternate and shorter route where travel time will be reduced by over an hour from five hours to around three and a half hours.
In the Congress-ruled state, BJP looks forward to creating a stronghold by getting the support of the Gujjar community for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections in 2023.
The birth anniversary of Devnarayan, a deity, revered by the Gujjar community across the country is celebrated as Avataran Mahotsav . This will be Prime Minister Modi s third visit to the poll-bound Rajasthan in the last four months. Lord Devnarayan Birth Anniversary 2023: PM Narendra Modi To Visit Malaseri Village in Rajasthan Today.
Gujjars, who constitute around 9 to twelve percent of the population and are significant in 40 to 50 assembly seats in eastern Rajasthan, are a critical vote bank for both the Congress and the BJP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that many attempts were made to break India geographically, culturally, socially, and ideologically, but no force could destroy India.