Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined BJP on Wednesday after being in Congress for 18 years, will visit Madhya Pradesh on Thursday afternoon to file his nomination papers as a BJP candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections, according to a schedule released by state BJP unit in Bhopal.
Thevisit of Scindia to his home state will be a maiden one after his joining inthe saffron party.
TheRajya Sabha election for three seats in Madhya Pradesh is due on March 26 andthe last date for filing the nomination papers is March 13.
Scindiawill file the nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha seat for the first time.
TheBJP unit of the state has made massive preparations to accord a warm welcome toScindia. He will land at Raja Bhoj Airport in Bhopal at 4 pm on Thursday, fromwhere he will proceed to state BJP headquarters in a rally accompanied by allthe prominent party leaders in the state.
The rally will cover a distance of about 13 kilometers where he will be greeted by party workers and the general public.
Scindiawill visit the state BJP headquarters again on Friday afternoon after which hewill proceed to the state assembly to file his nomination papers, accompaniedby BJP leaders and workers.
