<p>Silchar (Assam): Braving rain, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday led a roadshow in Silchar, the most important town of Assam's Barak Valley bordering Bangladesh, for BJP candidate Parimal Suklabaidya.</p><p>Accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Shah was standing atop a decorated vehicle which had Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture in front.</p><p>The 2-km long roadshow began at the District Sports Association point in the heart of the town at 5 pm and covered Central Road, Premtala, Ambikapatty and Hospital Road before culminating at Radhamadhav Road.</p>.<p>Shah was seen showering flower petals on people who were standing on both sides of the roadshow route braving rain.</p><p>He also waved at the enthusiastic crowd that gathered along the way and also at the rooftops of houses and greeted people with folded hands.</p><p>"Amidst a sea of supporters in the Silchar Roadshow," Shah said on 'X'.</p>.PM Modi has been working for country without vacation for last 23 years: Home Minister Amit Shah.<p>During the procession, cultural troupes of Dhamail, Bihu and Manipuri dancers performed along the way.</p><p>Supporters were seen waving BJP flags and raising slogans like 'Modi-Shah Zindabad', 'BJP Zindabad', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', 'Jai Shri Ram'.</p><p>The 50-minute-long roadshow brought traffic to a halt with entry to the town through thoroughfares blocked.</p><p>The Silchar seat has been reserved as a Scheduled Caste (SC) constituency after a delimitation exercise last year.</p>.<p>Suklabaidya is Assam's minister for excise, transport and fisheries and is locked in a triangular contest with Congress nominee Surya Kanta Sarkar and TMC's Radheyshyam Biswas.</p><p>Polling will be held in the constituency in the second phase on April 26. </p>
<p>Silchar (Assam): Braving rain, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday led a roadshow in Silchar, the most important town of Assam's Barak Valley bordering Bangladesh, for BJP candidate Parimal Suklabaidya.</p><p>Accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Shah was standing atop a decorated vehicle which had Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture in front.</p><p>The 2-km long roadshow began at the District Sports Association point in the heart of the town at 5 pm and covered Central Road, Premtala, Ambikapatty and Hospital Road before culminating at Radhamadhav Road.</p>.<p>Shah was seen showering flower petals on people who were standing on both sides of the roadshow route braving rain.</p><p>He also waved at the enthusiastic crowd that gathered along the way and also at the rooftops of houses and greeted people with folded hands.</p><p>"Amidst a sea of supporters in the Silchar Roadshow," Shah said on 'X'.</p>.PM Modi has been working for country without vacation for last 23 years: Home Minister Amit Shah.<p>During the procession, cultural troupes of Dhamail, Bihu and Manipuri dancers performed along the way.</p><p>Supporters were seen waving BJP flags and raising slogans like 'Modi-Shah Zindabad', 'BJP Zindabad', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', 'Jai Shri Ram'.</p><p>The 50-minute-long roadshow brought traffic to a halt with entry to the town through thoroughfares blocked.</p><p>The Silchar seat has been reserved as a Scheduled Caste (SC) constituency after a delimitation exercise last year.</p>.<p>Suklabaidya is Assam's minister for excise, transport and fisheries and is locked in a triangular contest with Congress nominee Surya Kanta Sarkar and TMC's Radheyshyam Biswas.</p><p>Polling will be held in the constituency in the second phase on April 26. </p>